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Cutting Edge Research Grants Announced by The American Macular Degeneration Foundation, Co-funded with Research to Prevent Blindness
The American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF), in partnership with Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB), has announced the recipients of the RPB/AMDF Catalyst Awards for Innovative Research Approaches for Age-Related Macular Degeneration, which provide seed money for high-risk/high-gain AMD research into both dry and wet forms of the disease. Each grantee will receive $300,000, payable across
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2017 Macular Degeneration Gift Guide
Our Favorite 2017 Gifts for People with Vision Loss from Macular Degeneration **JUST RELEASED – The 2019 AMDF Gift Guide. The holihttps://www.macular.org/2019/12/15/2019-macular-degeneration-gift-guidedays are upon us! Do you have someone with low vision from macular degeneration in your life? Or wondering what to put on your own wish list? Finding a gift for someone with vision loss
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What Does Bananagrams Have to do With Macular Degeneration?
Sometimes you write a letter and nothing happens. Sometimes you write a letter and something BIG happens. Something big happened when Dodi Peterson wrote in to BANANAGRAMS™ to ask a question on behalf of her mother, Jan, who was losing her sight to macular degeneration. “My mom loves Bananagrams and has been playing it
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Macular Degeneration Cooking Safety Tips for the Holidays
The holidays are upon us and that means lots of time spent in the kitchen. Cooking can be challenging for people with vision loss due to macular degeneration, but there’s no need to stay out of the kitchen this holiday! Here are some quick and easy tips to help you stay safe in the kitchen
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Kale for Macular Degeneration
Kale is a dark, leafy green that belongs to the cabbage family. It’s been part of the European diet since Roman times and was introduced to the U.S. by Russian traders in the 19th century. Kale is considered among the world’s healthiest foods and has high amounts of vitamins A, C and K. It’s a
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Tips for Healthy Living with Macular Degeneration
Good Food Nutritional Supplements Ten Things You Can Do To Improve Your Vision
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Good Habits for Reducing Your Risk of Macular Degeneration
What can I do that might reduce my risk of developing macular degeneration? Eat large quantities of dark green leafy vegetables rich in carotenoids, the yellowish pigments that include precursors of Vitamin A. Spinach and collard greens are possibly the most beneficial vegetables in this respect. Two yellow pigments found in the macula known as
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Stargardt Disease – Juvenile Macular Degeneration
Order Free DVD 2011 – Inspiring insight into this devastating eye disease that affects one in 20,000 children and teens (most diagnosed between ages six and twenty) proves life does go on. In this 20-minute DVD you’ll learn what it’s like to be a child with this eye disease, to suffer a loss of your central
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Gene Therapy to Treat Macular Degeneration
Rajendra Kumar-Singh, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology and NeuroscienceTufts UniversityDean Bok, Phd, Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology and OphthalmologyUCLA Full Transcript Narrator: In Boston, scientists are working at the frontier of genetic research in an attempt to cure Macular Degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the U.S., an enormous task. Rajendra Kumar-Singh: There are about 3
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Stem Cell Transplantation to Treat Macular Degeneration
Masayo Takahashi, MD, PhDRiken Center for Developmental BiologyLab for Retinal Regeneration Full Transcript Photoreceptors or Rods and cones enable us to see in day or night. Retinal Pigment Epithelial or RPE cells nourish the rods and cones. Without healthy RPE cells the photoreceptor cells are damaged or die. Masayo Takahashi: Once the photo receptor cells