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IMAGINE the horror of being told you are losing your sight and that nothing can be done to prevent it. This is the reality for millions of people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). But a novel laser treatment technique gives hope that this leading cause of blindness in the West could one day be preventable.
Unpublished results from a successful pilot trial which ended last year, described to New Scientist, have left researchers scratching their heads as to exactly how it works. The findings also challenge ideas about…
