macular degeneration
nounDefinition of macular degeneration
: progressive deterioration of the macula resulting in a gradual loss of the central part of the visual field
especially
: age-related macular degeneration
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One is an immune therapy for non small cell lung cancer, another for dry macular degeneration, and another for spinal cord injury. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Carlsbad gains biotech that has three cell therapies in human testing," 31 July 2019 Three elderly women with macular degeneration lost their vision after having stem cells injected into their eyes in June 2015. — Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, "Save our stem cells, patients ask judge in FDA case," 9 July 2019 As many as four patients the Florida clinic treated for macular degeneration with stem cell injections into their eyeballs have suffered severe effects, including blindness. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "U.S. prosecutors sue to shut down clinics selling unproven stem cell treatments in California and Florida," 9 May 2018 The Senator also intervened for the doctor with the Department of Health and Human Services in a Medicare billing dispute that involved reused vials of a macular degeneration drug that put patients at risk of infection. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "The Menendez Method," 9 Oct. 2018 Patients with certain chronic eye diseases, like glaucoma and macular degeneration, typically either use inefficient eyedrops or have to get injections directly into their eyes. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Delivering drugs directly to the eye using microneedles that dissolve," 9 Nov. 2018 Another SuperAger, Finegan is hard of hearing and has macular degeneration in both eyes but otherwise is astonishingly healthy. — Judith Graham, courant.com, "An Active Social Life May Be A Secret To Brain Health," 1 June 2018 Unity Biotech is also working toward clinical trials of drugs for glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic neuropathy — all considered diseases of aging. — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, "This drug cocktail reduced signs of age-related diseases and extended life in mice and human cells," 10 July 2018 One of the most dramatic examples of the dangers emerged after U.S. Stem Cell Clinic’s treatment of three elderly women suffering from vision loss caused by macular degeneration. — Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, "U.S. senator presses for answers about Sunrise-based stem cell clinic," 26 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'macular degeneration.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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