Dry Macular Degeneration - Italy

by Federica
(Italy)

Hello, is there any clinical studies going on in Italy? My father is 74 and suffers from DRY AMD.
Thank you in advance for your reply.

Regards,

Federica

Reply

Hi Federica,

Thanks for the question regarding your father. There is one study at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, Italy. It is seeking to determine the effect of a dietary supplementation with a Crocus Sativus extract, Saffron for those with dry macular degeneration. Click on the link for more details and for contact information:

Effect of Saffron Supplementation

Kind Regards,

Leslie Degner, RN, BSN

P.S. Also contact Per Vedere Fatti Vedere onlus

It is a not for profit Italian organisation, funded by the Italian Ophthalmologists Society,with the mission of offering to ADM and/or glaucoma patients information, advice, support and updates on the ongoing research on diagnosis and treatments worldwide.

Click here to go to that website:

Per
Vedere Fatti Vedere onlus- Italy