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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

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A Question About Aspirin And Age-Related Vision Loss

This image shows how macular degeneration affects a person's vision.

December 19, 2012 A study finds that taking aspirin regularly might increase the risk of macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in old age. But the evidence so far doesn't prove it's so.

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Friday, April 29, 2011

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Cheap Drug Beats Pricey One For Vision Loss In Elderly

Wet form macular degeneration occurs when abnormal blood vessels behind the retina start to grow under the macula.

April 29, 2011 Medicare could save millions if patients with macular degeneration switch to a $50 cancer drug that's just as effective as a $2,000 drug approved for the eye disease. But it was a long haul to get the clinical trial done to prove it.

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