Low vision awareness month 2025: awareness, advances and developments

A collection of regenerative advances and developments for AMD and low vision. February is low vision awareness month. Several eye conditions can lead to low vision, with common causes including cataracts, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Low vision is particularly prevalent among older adults, especially those over 50, with age-related eye diseases being the leading cause, often affecting central vision [1]. What is age-related macular degeneration? AMD is a chronic, multifactorial disease and the leading cause of irreversible blindness, particularly central vision loss in the elderly. Affecting over 200 million people worldwide, AMD involves the dysregulation of iron...