Treating vision loss

(University of California - Santa Barbara) Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects more than 1.75 million individuals in the United States. Because the population is aging, that number will increase to almost 3 million by 2020. Between 80 and 90 percent of cases in this country are the dry version of the condition, for which no effective treatment exists.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news