degeneration

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Apellis has two approved drugs: Empaveli, which is approved to treat two rare kidney diseases, and Syforvre, which is used by patients with geographic atrophy, an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Vivien Hillgrove, writer, producer and first-time director on this film, was enjoying a 50-year career of movie editing when she started losing her sight to a form of macular degeneration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Roughly 20 million Americans are living with age-related macular degeneration.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026

This figure includes people with wet macular degeneration, which is less common but typically more severe.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026

“I think I’m going to play it safe and go read—and, hey, there’s Ruby! You two can enjoy the degeneration of human decency without me.”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken