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The Latest in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

February 3, 2018Dr. BeattyUncategorizedAMD, AREDS, armd, blindness, central vision, degeneration, Inflammation, lutein, Macula, meso-xanthins, Retina, zeaxanthin

If you can spare 5 minutes, I’d like to share with you the latest key points regarding Age-Related Macular Degeneration or AMD for short. I’ve taken the liberty to distill 20 years of practice, many expensive hours of continuing education courses and the latest scholarly findings to present to you, in layman terms all the…

Women + Cataract Surgery = Longer Life !

October 27, 2017Dr. BeattyUncategorizedblindness, cataract surgery, long life, longevity, poor vision, quality of life, women

A recent study published October 2017 in the JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Ophthalmology found women who undergo cataract surgery may get an unexpected benefit – a longer life! The study included more than 74,000 U.S. women aged 65 or older, including nearly 42,000 who’d had the eye procedure. Obtaining cataract surgery was associated…

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The Latest in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Women + Cataract Surgery = Longer Life !