Improvement in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Photobiomodulation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This case report describes a finding of dramatic improvement in drusen volume and visual acuity in a 73-year-old patient diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) undergoing daily home photobiomodulation alongside AREDS-2 supplements.

Case presentation

This is a retrospective review of a case presentation from 2023 to 2024. After 8 months of continuous home photobiomodulation, the patient's visual acuity improved from 20/30 to 20/20 in the left eye while the right eye stabilized at 20/25. The outer retina was preserved without signs of geographic atrophy, with a robust reduction in the total number and volume of drusen in both eyes, left greater than right, as shown with optical coherence tomography macular cross-sectional scans.

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SUBMITTER: Ji PX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11879149 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature