John D. Sheppard, MD, (ophthalmologist): A diagnostic hurdle for geographic atrophy is provider awareness. What’s key is making the diagnosis prior to loss of fixation in the more severely ...

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.

In the past, there was no treatment for geographic atrophy. Due to this, unless there was conversion to wet macular degeneration, patients were usually not referred to a retina specialist.

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 (GA), an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), leads to significant progressive vision loss and blindness. With a rise in the aging population around the ...

The phase 1b trial will enrol patients with geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness. While there are multiple therapies available for ...