LSU Health New Orleans Researchers Discover a Key Failure in AMD that May Lead to Progression & Vision Loss

https://www.lsuhsc.edu/newsroom/LSU%20Health%20New%20Orleans%20Researchers%20Discover%20a%20Key%20Failure%20in%20AMD%20that%20May%20Lead%20to%20Progression%20and%20Vision%20Loss.html Nicolas Bazan, Louisiana State University, found that age-related macular degeneration decreases an essential fatty acid, preventing the formation of a class of protective molecules called elovanoids—an important finding given that these molecules restore the structure and integrity of damaged light-sensing photoreceptor cells