The development of degenerative vertebral slippage usually involves arthritis of the facet joints with loss of normal structural support . The condition occurs most often at the L4-L5 level, and most ...

Ask a clinical question and tap into Healio AI's knowledge base. Assessment of visual function by testing for visual acuity, dark adaptation, contrast sensitivity and evaluation of retinal sensitivity ...

Vision loss due to retinal damage or old age affects millions of people worldwide each year. Researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington have found a way to use lasers to deliver a targeted ...

Degenerative spondylolisthesis is a condition in the spine where one vertebral body slips or slides forward over another. The condition generally occurs in patients older than 50 years of age, and ...

Age-related macular degeneration is bad enough. But many patients face a "dry" variety of the condition, which doctors can diagnose with a basic dilated eye exam. That leaves about 20% of patients ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss and legal blindness in higher-resourced countries. The progressive and degenerative disease—which causes irreversible vision ...

There is considerable debate whether Alzheimer’s disease (AD) originates in basal forebrain or entorhinal cortex. Here we examined whether longitudinal decreases in basal forebrain and entorhinal ...

Judi Dench revealed her eyesight has worsened due to age-related macular degeneration, leaving her unable to recognize people ...

Traditionally, the surgical management of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis consisted of decompressive laminectomy alone. In 1985, Lombardi and colleagues [7] reported the results of 47 patients ...

Biomarkers can assist in early detection, evaluation of geographic atrophy (GA) progression and treatment outcomes. Biomarkers can assist in early detection, evaluation of geographic atrophy (GA) ...

Age-related macular degeneration, also called AMD, is the deterioration of the center of the retina called the macula. The macula is the part of the retina which is responsible for our central vision ...