Try to imagine how it feels to look at your phone and not see anything but a dark spot in the center of it? This is what it is like to live with age-related macular degeneration. It affects all aspects of life from driving a car to the store to reading the newspaper or dialing a phone number. These everyday tasks that most people perform without issues are very difficult for anyone suffering from age-related macular degeneration. Nova Oculus Partners has developed a revolutionary new technology that could potentially slow the progression of the condition and improve patient vision.
Age-related macular degeneration is a caused by a thinning of the macula which covers the retina and the hardening of blood vessels and capillaries leading to the center of the eye. It does not happen overnight. This is a condition that worsens over time. This disease of the eyes impairs the patient’s central vision and can even affect how the eye registers contrasts and colors.
The innovative team at Nova Oculus Partners has developed an effective non-invasive treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration. It is a simple procedure performed by the patient’s physician in which the patient wears a special type of headset that facilitates the delivery of a low level micro-current to specific points on the outer eye. With the eyes closed, the machine targets spots on and around the eye that stimulate a response at the retinal level. The result is an increase in blood flow and oxygen to the eye’s cells. This, in turn, encourages more nutrition to be exchanged through the membranes in the eye. A procedure takes about an hour to complete.
While the technology still needs to complete the regulatory approval process with the FDA, it is expected to be the future of treating patients with dry AMD. They are located at 74-900 Highway 111, Suite 127, Indian Wells, California 92210. Read more about our exciting new technology on our website or contact us at (760) 292-2812 for more information.