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What is Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)?

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Watch this video about age-related macular degeneration (AMD) on HowStuffWorks. Using a group of 30 seniors that have been clinically diagnosed with AMD, along with previous studies involving more than 50 people with visual impairments, a research team from Georgia Tech has begun assessing the impact of AMD by gathering "visual profiles" of the group, which include visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, visual field, and color perception. Learn about AMD in this research video from Georgia Tech.

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What is Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)? (2:15)

Watch this video about age-related macular degeneration (AMD) on HowStuffWorks. Using a group of 30 seniors that have been clinically diagnosed with AMD, along with previous studies involving more than 50 people with visual impairments, a research... More »

Loss of Sight Gene (1:26)

Watch this video about a loss of sight gene on HowStuffWorks. Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) seems to be more likely in people with a specific gene. Learn how Columbia University researchers are isolating the loss of sight gene in this video... More »

Elderly Can See Longer with NeoVista (4:04)

Watch this video about demacular degeneration and the elderly on HowStuffWorks. The United States' aging population will grow to more than 50 million people by 2020, in which case diseases like macular degeneration will become an epidemic. See how... More »

Correcting vision problems during sleep (1:57)

A team of researchers in Ohio State's College of Optometry are developing a new system called corneal refractive therapy, which works to correct vision problems during sleep, leaving vision greatly improved when patients awake.... More »

Near-Blind Sailors Sail into Sydney Harbour (0:54)

Watch this video showing how near-blind sailors sailed into Sydney Harbour on HowStuffWorks. Scott Duncan and Pamela Habek completed their mission to circumnavigate the globe and accepting assistance from sighted people only for guidance into busy... More »

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Investigating Human Biology: A Sense of Sight (8:47)

Take a look at this segment to learn how the human eye works in conjunction with the brain to deliver the sensation of sight.