Early geographic atrophy or the pending signs of upcoming geographic atrophy can be missed even with a dilated eye exam. We use OCT to detect geographic atrophy by looking at the atrophy of the ...

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In the past, there was no treatment for geographic atrophy ... needs to have a better view in the back of the eye, or our OCT machine is not getting good quality scans, our general ophthalmology ...

Among patients diagnosed with intermediate-stage age-related macular degeneration, a fair number of eyes in a new analysis showed evidence of geographic atrophy (GA), a leading cause of blindness.

Investigators advised clinicians of the potential for dystrophies that mimic age-related macular degeneration and other ...

A post-hoc analysis assessed micronutrient supplementation, including lutein and zeaxanthin, to determine if it slows progression of noncentral geographic atrophy. Share on Facebook. Opens in a ...

Geographic atrophy is an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration that causes vision loss in older adults. Until recently, there were no treatments available to target the root cause.