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First patients shown to improve with embryonic stem cells

Eye / Vision ProblemsJan 24 12

Before treatment, the 51-year-old graphic artist was legally blind, unable to read a single letter on a standard eye chart. She has suffered from… First patients shown to improve with embryonic stem cells   

Grapes may help prevent age-related blindness

Eye / Vision Problems • • Food & NutritionJan 19 12

Can eating grapes slow or help prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a debilitating condition affecting millions of elderly people worldwide? Results… Grapes may help prevent age-related blindness   

Wearing contact lenses can affect glaucoma measurements

Eye / Vision ProblemsJan 13 12

A study about how wearing contact lenses affects glaucoma measurements has been named the top presentation at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine’s… Wearing contact lenses can affect glaucoma measurements   

Outside Temperatures, Sun Exposure and Gender May Trigger Glaucoma

Eye / Vision ProblemsJan 06 12

When it comes to whether or not you will develop exfoliation syndrome (ES)—an eye condition that is a leading cause of secondary open-angle glaucoma… Outside Temperatures, Sun Exposure and Gender May Trigger Glaucoma   

Latitude And Gender Influences Glaucoma Risk

Eye / Vision ProblemsJan 03 12

When it comes to whether or not you will develop exfoliation syndrome (ES)—an eye condition that is a leading cause of secondary open-angle glaucoma… Latitude And Gender Influences Glaucoma Risk   

Eye injuries down in women’s lacrosse

Eye / Vision ProblemsDec 15 11

Eye injuries among female lacrosse players dropped dramatically after US Lacrosse, the governing board for the sport, required protective eyewear in 2004, according to… Eye injuries down in women’s lacrosse   

Physical fitness could have a positive effect on eye health

Eye / Vision ProblemsOct 24 11

Physical activity may be what the doctor orders to help patients reduce their risk of developing glaucoma. According to a recently published scientific paper,… Physical fitness could have a positive effect on eye health   

Daily aspirin tied to risk of vision loss

Eye / Vision ProblemsOct 01 11

Seniors who take aspirin daily are twice as likely to have late stage macular degeneration, an age-related loss of vision, than people who never… Daily aspirin tied to risk of vision loss   

Potential treatment for ‘pink eye’ epidemic

Eye / Vision ProblemsSep 28 11

Scientists are reporting discovery of a potential new drug for epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) - sometimes called “pink eye” - a highly infectious eye disease… Potential treatment for ‘pink eye’ epidemic   

Space missions may damage eyes

Eye / Vision ProblemsSep 04 11

Astronauts experience bone and muscle loss in the weightlessness of space, and now the first study of returning space travelers’ eyes suggests that prolonged… Space missions may damage eyes   

Five VA patients blinded by Avastin injections: report

Drug Abuse • • Eye / Vision ProblemsSep 02 11

Five patients being treated for eye disease were blinded after being injected with Roche Holding AG’s Avastin at the Los Angeles Veterans Affairs medical… Five VA patients blinded by Avastin injections: report   

Avastin Injections Are Reported to Cause Blindness

Drug Abuse • • Eye / Vision ProblemsSep 01 11

At least 16 people in two states have gotten severe eye infections, and some have been blinded, from injections of the drug Avastin, according… Avastin Injections Are Reported to Cause Blindness   

Leading Treatments for Uveitis Found to be Similarly Effective, Increasing Patient Options

Eye / Vision ProblemsAug 19 11

A team of researchers comparing the two leading treatment approaches for the eye condition uveitis, which is the fifth leading cause of blindness in… Leading Treatments for Uveitis Found to be Similarly Effective, Increasing Patient Options   

Study focuses on relationship between glaucoma and diabetes, hypertension

Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • • HeartAug 17 11

Many Americans suffer from diabetes and hypertension and, according to a study by researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, these individuals… Study focuses on relationship between glaucoma and diabetes, hypertension   

U. Iowa research team finds new genetic cause of blinding eye disease

Eye / Vision ProblemsAug 09 11

Combining the expertise of several different labs, University of Iowa researchers have found a new genetic cause of the blinding eye disease retinitis pigmentosa… U. Iowa research team finds new genetic cause of blinding eye disease   

Severe complications from cataract surgery decline

Eye / Vision Problems • • SurgeryJun 20 11

Serious, potentially blinding complications from cataract eye surgery are uncommon, and have been declining since the 1990s, a new U.S. study finds.

Severe complications from cataract surgery decline   

Researchers report progress using iPS cells to reverse blindness

Eye / Vision ProblemsJun 15 11

Researchers have used cutting-edge stem cell technology to correct a genetic defect present in a rare blinding disorder, another step on a promising path… Researchers report progress using iPS cells to reverse blindness   

Treating children’s eye infections without surgery

Children's Health • • Eye / Vision ProblemsJun 08 11

Researchers from Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, R.I., report that medical management may be preferred over surgery for children with orbital cellulitis, an acute… Treating children’s eye infections without surgery   

Columbia Researchers Work on Preventing Blindness from Age-related Macular Degeneration and Stargard

Eye / Vision ProblemsMay 18 11

Slowing down the aggregation or “clumping” of vitamin A in the eye may help prevent vision loss caused by macular degeneration, research from Columbia… Columbia Researchers Work on Preventing Blindness from Age-related Macular Degeneration and Stargard   

Gene therapy shows promise against age-related macular degeneration

Eye / Vision Problems • • GeneticsApr 29 11

A gene therapy approach using a protein called CD59, or protectin, shows promise in slowing the signs of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to… Gene therapy shows promise against age-related macular degeneration   

Rice bioengineering students’ invention may help diagnose painful eye condition

Eye / Vision ProblemsApr 25 11

Rice University bioengineering students responded to an ophthalmologist’s cry for help with a device to diagnose dry eye, the itching and burning sensation that… Rice bioengineering students’ invention may help diagnose painful eye condition   

Researchers find eye development error causing cataracts, glaucoma

Eye / Vision ProblemsMar 24 11

A Jackson Laboratory research team, working in collaboration with researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, show that RNA… Researchers find eye development error causing cataracts, glaucoma   

Stem cell therapy for age-related macular degeneration—a step closer to reality

Eye / Vision ProblemsMar 24 11

The notion of transplanting adult stem cells to treat or even cure age-related macular degeneration has taken a significant step toward becoming a reality.… Stem cell therapy for age-related macular degeneration—a step closer to reality   

Omega-3s linked to less age-related vision loss

Eye / Vision ProblemsMar 14 11

Women who get lots of omega-3 fatty acids are less likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease affecting millions of older… Omega-3s linked to less age-related vision loss   

For some kids, corneal transplant improves vision and daily life

Children's Health • • Eye / Vision ProblemsMar 01 11

Teens, children, and even infants sometimes require corneal transplants, although most such surgeries are performed in adults. Australian researchers led by Keryn A. Williams,… For some kids, corneal transplant improves vision and daily life   

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