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Welcome to MyVisionTest.com, where patients with macular degeneration and other macular diseases can test their vision online. We offer our services free of charge. To use our test online you must first register here. Read the tutorial to learn more.
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Falls in older people with low vision
This study found that the risk of a visually impaired person falling was associated with how physically active the person was, not the degree of vision loss. It is well established that vision loss increases the risk of falling, but among the vision impaired, degree of loss may not further increase risk. Indeed, recent research has found that the...
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Smoking and alcohol use linked with early AMD in women
Smoking is strongly associated with AMD, but alcohol has only inconsistently been associated with the condition. Alcohol consumption hypothetically may have both harmful and protective effects on AMD. Alcohol is a known neurotoxin that can result in oxidative brain damage and thus in heavy amounts may be expected to have an adverse effect on the...
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Radiation therapy may ease treatment burden in AMD patients
Radiation therapy has an established record of positive results for patients with CNV. The primary reason it is not more widely used is the difficulty associated with delivering the radiation to the macula. Epimacular brachytherapy, as used in the MERITAGE study, requires a vitrectomy and surgically positioning the radiation source directly over...
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Blood thinners increase risk of subretinal hemorrhages in patients with AMD
There is no evidence that patients taking blood thinners suffer subretinal hemorrhage more frequently than patients that do not take these medications. However, if a hemorrhage does occur, then it will be larger in patients taking blood thinners. This study also found that high blood pressure is an important risk factor for subretinal hemorrhage...
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Jan 27, 2010
RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company pursuing the development and commercialization of proprietary therapeutics based on RNA interference (RNAi), has announced a collaboration with Dr Shalesh Kaushal at The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). The research collaboration will be focused on the application of...
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Jan 27, 2010
Traditionally, ocular medications have been delivered through eye drops, intravitreal injections and systemic means. Now, various implants are being developed to deliver drugs for numerous indications. The main impetus for drug-eluting devices, especially in glaucoma, is patient noncompliance with dosing protocols, Steven D. Vold, MD, said....
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Jan 27, 2010
Radiation therapy, when used to treat patients requiring chronic anti-VEGF therapy, may reduce the burden of treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). According to results from a study presented by Dr Pravin Dugel at the joint meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology,...
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About MyVisionTest
MyVisionTest.com has been developed to supplement the traditional Amsler Grid for those patients that have been instructed by their eye doctor to monitor their vision at home. MyVisionTest employs a technique known as entoptic perimetry to detect defects in your vision. Research has found entoptic perimetry to be superior to the traditional Amsler grid in detecting such defects. We also offer you the ability to save and review past test results, making it easier for you to detect changes in your vision over time.
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MyVisionTest Tutorial
If you are new to MyVisionTest, please take a moment to review our tutorial and try out the demo. The vision test requires that you have free multimedia software (Flash) installed and properly configured on your computer. If you are uncertain whether this software is currently installed on your computer, please take a moment to use our troubleshooter to test your system for compatibility with MyVisionTest.