Implanted Telescope Helps Patients Overcome Macular Degeneration, VisionCare Reveals

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss and affects 10 million Americans, more than those suffering from cataracts and glaucoma combined. That number could grow to over 20 million by 2020 as the U.S. aged population grows. Worldwide, the number afflicted in 2020 could be as high as 196 million.

There currently is no cure and doctors could do little more than prepare patients for the inevitable loss of vision in one or both eyes. Now, however, patients have an option, thanks to researchers at VisionCare who have developed an implantable telescope that can preserve a patient’s vision.

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