The days of simply accepting vision loss as just a part of the ageing process may soon be over after it was revealed scientists could be "one step closer" to developing a cure for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
The Clear Vision Research Lab at the Australian National University (ANU) has joined forces with a Korean biotechnology company, MDimune, to find a treatment or a cure for blindness.
It has been estimated that 1.8 million Australians suffer from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a researcher at Clear Vision Research Lab, Dr Adrian Cioanca.
“In the late phases of the disease, the person will slow not be able to see faces, colours and will be unable to do simple tasks such as reading and writing,” Dr Cioanca said.
Scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) have formed a partnership with a S.Korean biotech company in a bid to cure blindness. The Clear Vision Research Lab at ANU on Wednesday announced a new collaboration with the S. Korean biotechnology company MDimune to develop new treatments fo ..