Non-smokers who live with a smoker double their risk of developing age-related macular degeneration according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Cambridge. Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among those over the age of 60 and affects the central vision, which is necessary for such [...]
A recent study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine took a look at how cholesterol deposits in white blood cells known as macrophages can lead to age-related macular degeneration. Researchers examined cholesterol’s role in the growth of ocular blood vessels. The research team studied macrophage samples from humans as well as mice with macular [...]
Patients being treated for wet macular degeneration with intravitreal injections of Avastin may require fewer injections if also treated with systemic beta-blockers. The recent study which involved 46 patients who had wet macular degeneration revealed that those patients who were also being treated with beta-blockers required on average 5.2 injections compared to 7.9 in those [...]
Building upon research results from a 2009 study, researchers have been able to partially restore vision in mice using intravenous doses of polymer nanoparticles. The nanoparticles prevent the release of VEGF and don’t require the use of painful injections into the eye. In the current study, the researchers created an animal model of wet macular [...]
Researchers had previously identified 12 genes that are linked to macular degeneration and have now identified 7 more that are linked with the eye disease. The study was published on Nature Genetics online on March 3rd. The study involved 17,100 people of both European and Asian ancestry who had severe forms of AMD and 60,000 [...]
Results from five studies show that high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) is a predictor of an increased risk of age-related macular degeneration. CRP is a protein that is found in the blood and measures the general level of inflammation. Data from the studies reveals that patients with high levels of CRP had a 50% [...]
In the United States, the most common cause of central vision loss is due to age-related macular degeneration with at least 11 million Americans being affected. Researchers, however, are looking to change that by using a cell search method which is used for automated rare cell analysis (ARCA) to identify and analyze endothelial progenitor cells [...]
Researchers have determined that patients who are treated with anti-VEGF injections for the wet form of age-related macular degeneration and who also have additional symptoms including vitreomacular interface disease (VMID) will experience improvement in their visual acuity. The retrospective study conducted by researchers at the Mayo Clinic examined 178 patients, of whom 18 percent had [...]
A daily dose of aspirin may lower the risk of heart disease and cancer but a new study links the daily regimen of aspirin to an increased risk of developing the wet form of age-related macular degeneration. The European study, which was published in Ophthalmology, evaluated the health of almost 4,700 European and Norwegian men [...]
In the aftermath of several recent meningitis deaths, the FDA is warning patients whose eyes were injected with Avastin formulated by New England Compounding Center about the risk of fungal infection to their eye. Avastin is a common drug used to treat wet macular degeneration. Read more here: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm322734.htm
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Dr. Krawitz trained in Internal Medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, New York. He completed his Ophthalmology training at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, and later was selected as Chief Resident of that program.
He completed an additional year of sub-specialization in Glaucoma at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, NY. Read more.
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