Category: News
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With Gifts From Donors, AMDF Invests In Breakthrough Macular Degeneration Research
As we get ready to turn another year over, we’d like to pause and share a few of the standout highlights and breakthroughs that donor support, your support, helped achieve. In 2024, donor gifts were directed toward multiple research projects, and these investigations continue to evolve toward meaningful improvements in the lives of those affected…
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Ocugen Clinical Trial Could Lead to Breakthrough One-Time Treatment for Advanced Dry Macular Degeneration
NORTHAMPTON, Ma., Dec. 19, 2023 — The American Macular Degeneration Foundation received news that the first patient has been dosed in a safety and efficacy clinical trial of a one-time gene therapy treatment for advanced dry macular degeneration (dry AMD), also known as Geographic Atrophy (GA). What’s exciting about this trial is that, if successful,…
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Advocacy for a Cure: How AMDF is Making a Difference in Washington DC
September 2023 The American Macular Degeneration Foundation participated in Capitol Hill events hosted by the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) for the 5th year in a row. The purpose of these events is to raise awareness about the need for increased eye research funding to keep pace with the cost of meaningful eye…
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Research Concludes Macular Degeneration is a Risk Factor for Severe Covid-19
Fairly early in the pandemic, we reported that AMD might be a risk factor for more severe COVID infections. Doctors had observed high rates of severe COVID-19 infections and death among hospitalized patients who had AMD, but the evidence was anecdotal. The most recent research, published by researchers at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of…
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New Treatments for Macular Degeneration on the Horizon
In addition to some exciting new treatments now FDA-approved for the treatment of different stages of macular degeneration (published in the current issue of our print newsletter, In the Spotlight, several new treatment options for macular degeneration are on the horizon. Emerging Approaches to AMD Treatments The process of capturing light and transforming it into…
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New Documentary on Living with Macular Degeneration
Losing Sight, Finding Hope: Living with Macular Degeneration The new documentary, Losing Sight, Finding Hope: Living with Macular Degeneration, from The American Macular Degeneration Foundation, and created by filmmaker Nick Czerula, premieres on YouTube on: Monday, March 20, 2023 at 8PM EST View the teaser below: How to Watch The full documentary, Losing Sight, Finding…
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Breaking News – FDA Approves First Geographic Atrophy Treatment, SYFOVRE
A groundbreaking, new frontier in macular degeneration treatment has been announced! With the FDA’s approval of Syfovre™, for the first time there’s hope to preserve sight for millions of patients with the advanced stage of dry macular degeneration (dry AMD), called geographic atrophy (GA). “This is extraordinary news,” said Chip Goehring, Founder and President of…
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AMDF Premieres New Film on ‘Living with Macular Degeneration’ for AMD Awareness Month 2023
February 8, 2023 As part of AMD Awareness Month 2023, The American Macular Degeneration Foundation announces the premiere of: Life with Macular DegenerationPatient Stories Mary Toss: The Perseverance of Spirit About the Film In this honest, short documentary, Mary Toss shares her personal story of living with macular degeneration. She reflects on the reality of…
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Study Indicates AMD Patients are at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Complications
A study conducted at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and published in Nature Medicine, indicates that patients with macular degeneration are at higher risk of complications due to COVID-19. The study, entitled “Immune complement and coagulation dysfunction in adverse outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection,” looked at 6,398 COVID patients during the first wave of…
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AMDF 2020 Year-In-Review and What’s Coming Up in 2021
2020. What a challenging year! Here at AMDF, our tight-knit team switched from regular, in-person meetings to a year of working remotely and, yes, using Zoom! Perhaps you have also discovered this, but, somehow, that break from our usual routines inspired us to think outside the box. Here are the highlights of 2020: COVID-19 Response…