Early detection of vision loss in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

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Researching macular degeneration together (from left) - Julius Ameln, Wolf Har
Researching macular degeneration together (from left) - Julius Ameln, Wolf Harmening, Frank G. Holz, Marlene Saßmannshausen, Leon von der Emde, Alessandra Carmichael-Martins, Thomas Ach © University Hospital Bonn (UKB) / A. Winkler all’images in original size .
New research by the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) in cooperation with the University of Bonn has shown for the first time that certain early changes in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can lead to a measurable local loss of vision. This discovery could help to improve the treatment and monitoring of this eye disease in older patients, which otherwise slowly leads to central blindness, and to test new therapies.

AMD mainly affects elderly people. If left untreated, the disease leads to a progressive loss of central vision, which significantly impairs everyday activities such as reading or driving. ...
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