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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Unless you’ve already been diagnosed with geographic atrophy , there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of it. And yet, the ...