Treatment gives hope to eye disease sufferers

A TREATMENT is now available that can halt the development of the leading cause of blindness in Ireland.

Treatment gives hope to eye disease sufferers

More than 60,000 people in this country suffer from age-related macular degeneration and the number is set to treble within the next 10 to 15 years.

There are two types of AMD — wet AMD, which is more common, is aggressive and distressing, whereas dry AMD, for which there is still no known treatment, is very slow moving.

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