A large study that retrospectively analyzed the visual outcomes and rate of development of neovascular age-related macular ...

In the past, there was no treatment for geographic atrophy ... the retina specialist needs to have a better view in the back of the eye, or our OCT machine is not getting good quality scans ...

Certain imaging biomarkers and demographic factors are associated with geographic atrophy growth rate and may guide the selection of patients for the use of newer therapeutics. Share on Facebook.

Sheppard, MD: Clinicians should refer patients to a retina specialist ... the B-scan OCT image is also useful to quickly diagnose and monitor progression of geographic atrophy lesions over time.

It advances to geographic atrophy (GA) in some cases. Both conditions damage the macula, the area of the retina responsible for sharp central vision. However, GA involves more significant and ...

Geographic atrophy is an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration that causes vision loss in older adults. Until recently, there were no treatments available to target the root cause.

Researchers reviewed the original retinal scans of participants in the Age ... taking the antioxidant supplement slowed expansion of geographic atrophy regions towards the central foveal region ...