Researchers have successfully treated Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) in mice after finding a new and unexpected link between Wet and Dry forms of the disease, the leading cause of vision loss in people age 60 and older. Dry AMD is more common and currently untreatable, and about 10% of those cases progress to Wet AMD, which is typically treated with frequent injections into the eye. A recent discovery found that the absence of an enzyme – Dicer – led to both forms of AMD. Dicer is lost with age, and leads to an overgrowth of blood vessels in the Retina. Early research used gene therapy to restore Dicer in mice, which successfully treated their AMD. This treatment approach requires further testing and large scale trials before use in humans, but its potential could be life-changing for those suffering from AMD. Learn more at http://bit.ly/30SHmiF
