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A hand-held device that fires sound waves into the eye could help prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness.

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The gadget uses the waves to help drugs get into the eye without the need for painful injections.

Early stage animal studies show the treatment is effective, does not need a local anaesthetic as injections do, and reduces the risk of infections.

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