
Keeping Your Eyes Healthy in the New Year
January 29, 2020 @ 12:55 PM EST
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BrightFocus Foundation held this Access Live event called “Keeping Your Eyes Healthy in the New Year” to talk about how to prevent and manage age-related macular degeneration. Joining the call today was guest speaker Dr. Yasha S. Modi, a retinologist and vitrioretinal surgeon. Topics of discussion included the glare of snow (as it relates to driving with macular degeneration), stem cell research, wet versus dry macular degeneration, juvenile macular degeneration, and new medications available to treat the disease. Dr. Modi emphasized the importance of early detection and early treatment.