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Study paves way for development of macular degeneration cures

01-30-2008 · EurekAlert!

A new study of age-related macular degeneration, the disease that affects more than nine million Americans, will pave the way for the biopharmaceutical industry to develop better treatments and cures, according to the Foundation Fighting Blindness, which partially funded the research.

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