Anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents are strongly associated with the development of large subretinal hemorrhages in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients, according to a new study. Patients with thick submacular hemorrhage complicating AMD typically have a poor visual prognosis. According to retrospective reports, the natural...

Low-dose aspirin has no effect on the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in adult women over 10 years of treatment and follow-up, according to a new research study. There are several possible pathways through which aspirin may exert a beneficial effect in AMD. At low doses (100 mg every other day), aspirin irreversibly inhibits...

A panel of experts discussed controversial issues surrounding the treatment of AMD at the Retina 2008 meeting. Below are excerpts from the transcript published by ONS Supersite. Retina is making history because intravitreal injections are now No. 3 on the list of ophthalmic procedures coded for Medicare reimbursement, following cataract with...