Macular Degeneration Studies are available for those with wet or dry macular degeneration and even for those who don't have it but are interested in preventing this retinal disease. There are also studies for macular edema and macular dystrophy as well.
Macular Degeneration Clinical Trials
Macular degeneration clinical trials can be easily accessed by going to the National Institute of Health website. It is really quite easy to find out if there is a macular degeneration study for your type of AMD in your area.
The www.ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported studies conducted in the United States and around the world. This registry will provide information about:
1. The purpose of the study
2. Who is eligible to participate
3. The study locations and
4. Contact Information
This information should be used in conjunction with advice from your health care professionals.
To find out how you can perform your own search for a macular degenerative disease click here:
Help with Finding Macular Degeneration Clinical Trials
If you would like to see if there are macular degeneration clinical trials in your area fill out this form and I will perform a search for you on the U. S. National Institute of Health Website.
You must include your age, type of macular degeneration (wet,dry, juvenile or none but interested in prevention), the country you live in and what state for those in the U.S.
I am 80 years old and loosing my eye sight. It has saddened me more then anything in my life.
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Dry Macular Degeneration - Philadelphia
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I have dry macular degeneration. I am 67 years old. My mother had dry Macular Degeneration which never changed to the wet type. I live in Philadelphia,...
Macular Edema
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I have diabetes - insulin dependent.
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Dear Elizabeth,
There are 3 studies that are actively recruiting. Click on the links for more ...
I am diagnosed with SLE with retina vasculitis. Developed neovascularisation 6 months ago.
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Macular Degeneration Prevention
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My 85-year-old father and several of his siblings have macular degeneration. My dad's is the wet type; not sure about his siblings. I'm 54 and interested ...