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Title Researchers Are One Step Closer to Developing Eye Drops to Treat Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Marketplace (web) Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 23/07/18 Description AMD is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world. Its prevalence is increasing dramatically as the population ages and it is estimated that, by 2020, there will be about 200 million people worldwide with the condition. In the UK alone, there are over 500,000 people with late stage AMD.
AMD is currently treated by disagreeable injections of sight-saving drugs into the eye which must be administered by medical professionals. Scientists led by biochemist Dr Felicity de Cogan, from the University of Birmingham's Institute of Microbiology and Infection, have invented a method of delivering these otherwise-injected drugs as eye drops.Persons Felicity De Cogan