AMD Awareness Month: A Conversation with the Macular Degeneration Association

ASRS's Retina Health for Life

English - February 28, 2022 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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February is age-related macular degeneration (AMD) awareness month, an opportunity to bring needed attention to this common retinal disease which impacts more than 11 million people in the US alone. On this episode of ASRS's Retina Health for Life, Dr. Joshua Mali, Medical Director of the Macular Degeneration Association (MDA) joins Dr. Timothy Murray to discuss the patient education and support offered by MDA to people diagnosed with AMD as well as the latest in AMD treatment advances that are helping many with the condition see for a lifetime.

Resources:
Access a downloadable fact sheet on AMD at: https://www.asrs.org/patients/retinal-diseases/2/age-related-macular-degeneration

Macular Degeneration Association: www.MacularHope.org