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• Science in the Spotlight
  Age-Related Macular Degeneration
  
  Summer 2003
  Related topics: Health  Other Diseases of Aging  
  
  
  The eyes are the first to go, the old adage says.
• Document
  Age-Related Maculopathy:
  What it is, what we know, what we need to learn
  
  September 2007 | Dr. Michael Gorin
  Related topics: Medical Innovation  Vision Loss  
  
  
  In an Alliance for Aging Research, National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR briefing, Dr. Michael Gorin presented on age-related maculopathy, an eye disease that affects millions of Americans. His presentation slides are available here.
• Testimony
  Ageism in Healthcare Testimony:
  Senate Special Committee on Aging
  
  May 19, 2003
  Related topics: Health  Policy  Quality of Care  
  
  
  Daniel Perry, executive director of the Alliance for Aging Research, submitted testimony before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, highlighting a report How American Health Care Fails Older Americans.
• Get Mad Column
  Ageism Part II: Prevention and Treatment for the Elderly
  
  Fall 2003
  Related topics: Health  Prevention  
  
  
  The perception of older Americans as frail, dependent, and isolated may be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
• Report
  Ageism:
  How Healthcare Fails the Elderly
  
  March 2003 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Quality of Care  
  
  
  Drawing upon scores of scientific studies, this important report shows how systemic bias against the elderly hurts older patients in the U.S.--highlighting ways in which the healthcare system fails older Americans. The report cites serious short-comings in medical training and prevention screening, and outlines treatment patterns that disadvantage older patients.