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Cataracts

Cataracts

According to the National Eye Institute (NEI), more than half of all Americans aged 80 and up have cataracts or have had cataract surgery. Cataract is the leading cause of vision loss in the United States and the leading cause of blindness worldwide, according to the...
Macular Degeneration and Obesity

Macular Degeneration and Obesity

A New Study A new molecular mechanism that may cause age-related macular degeneration has been discovered by a Canadian study published in the journal Science (AMD). The study, conducted at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosement in Montreal, demonstrates how life stressors like...