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Cleveland Clinic Researchers Focus in on Causes of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 11-NOV-02 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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CLEVELAND -- Researchers at The Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute have begun to unlock the secrets of drusen, material that collects in the eye and increases a person's risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.

As many as 10 million Americans already have lost their sight to age- related macular degeneration (AMD), with hundreds of thousands of new cases being diagnosed each year. The disease causes a portion of the retina to break down, resulting in the loss of high-definition, central vision. Currently, there is no known cause or cure.

But Cleveland Clinic research to be published in the...

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