Take a tour of our journey into Retinal Health through this interactive infographic or descriptive audio recording, and learn how we aim to preserve or restore vision in people with retinal diseases.
At Boehringer Ingelheim, we have expanded our global research and development activities to tackle eye diseases, specifically those affecting the back of the eye.
Wet AMD is a disease of the central portion of the retina (the macula) which is responsible for high visual acuity that allows for color vision, reading and facial recognition
Diabetic retinopathy affects 1 in 3 people with diabetes and is the leading cause of vision loss in adults of working age. It is a growing epidemic that is expected to increase as the incidence of diabetes escalates across the globe.
Geographic Atrophy is a slowly progressing, yet damaging form of AMD. Approximately 5 million people have Geographic Atrophy worldwide, with disease prevalence increasing with age. It is characterized by regions of cell death in the retina.
MORE GREEN: Environmental sustainability at a glance
On Earth Day, we share the progress of our global environmental sustainability MORE GREEN program and what the team is tackling, all 365 days of the year.