AMD. Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Hi,
.
This condition affects many people as they grow older..
In the UK alone there are approaching quarter of a million people who have suffered the effects of AMD, which causes damage to the retina resulting in full or partial loss of vision.
.
It is good news that Professor John Marshall, an early pioneer in the field of laser eye surgery, has developed a new treatment of ‘retinal rejuvenation’ which will be used to delay the onset of the condition.
This is caused when a thin membrane in the retina of ageing eyes becomes clogged up with debris that would be cleared away in a younger eye.
The new development is a painless short pulse laser treatment which will stimulate the release of enzymes into the membrane (Bruch’s Membrane), resulting in the waste products being cleared away, and leaving a rejuvenated eye.
.
The Professor, working on research funded by Fight for Sight at the Rayne Institute in King’s College London, is hoping that he can offer this treatment within the next few years.
Good news indeed for millions of people all over the world.
