Sharp rise in diabetic eye disease makes American Diabetes Month ever more important
Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness among working-age adults in the United States. According to recent studies funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), diabetic retinopathy, one of the most common and debilitating ...
Diabetes
Nov 07, 2012 |
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Quick, cheap retina scan can predict brain damage caused by multiple sclerosis
An inexpensive, five-minute eye scan can accurately assess the amount of brain damage in people with the debilitating autoimmune disorder multiple sclerosis (MS), and offer clues about how quickly the disease is progressing, ...
Neuroscience
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Retina's thickness may be tied to severity of MS, study suggests
(HealthDay)—Using a high-tech imaging process to measure the thickness of the eye's retina may one day predict the progression of multiple sclerosis, a new study suggests.
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Oct 01, 2012 |
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National study finds reduced glaucoma risk in patients who take statins
People who take statins to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease are less likely to be diagnosed with the most common form of glaucoma, according to a nationwide study of more than 300,000 patients. A University of ...
Ophthalmology
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Danish sperm donor passes genetic disorder to five children
A Danish sperm donor has passed a potentially severe genetic disorder to five children after a screening test failed to catch that he had the disease, health officials said Monday.
Other
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Vision cells, not brain, to blame for colour blindness
The real culprits of colour blindness are vision cells rather than unusual wiring in the eye and brain, recent research has shown.
Ophthalmology
Sep 21, 2012 |
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BG-12: New pill shows promise against relapsing multiple sclerosis
(HealthDay)—A new pill can help prevent relapse in some people with multiple sclerosis (MS), new research indicates.
Neuroscience
Sep 19, 2012 |
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New surgical implant restores some vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration
(Medical Xpress)—Surgeons at UC Davis Medical Center have successfully implanted a new telescope implant in the eye of a patient with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most advanced form of the disease ...
Ophthalmology
Sep 13, 2012 |
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Smartphone can be a new tool in emergency department diagnosis
(Medical Xpress) -- Emory Eye Center investigators have found that smartphone displays are as good, and may be better, for reading fundus photographs of the back of the eye (retina and optic nerve) than desktop ...
Ophthalmology
Jul 23, 2012 |
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Study shows why hypertension increases damage to eyes of diabetic patients
Hypertension frequently coexists in patients with diabetes. A new University of Georgia study shows why the co-morbid conditions can result in impaired vision.
Diabetes
Jul 12, 2012 |
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Pediatric tumors traced to stem cells in developing brain
Stem cells that come from a specific part of the developing brain help fuel the growth of brain tumors caused by an inherited condition, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.
Cancer
Jul 09, 2012 |
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Glaucoma stent approved
(HealthDay) -- An ocular stent that's designed to reduce inner-eye pressure among people with mild or moderate open-angle glaucoma has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Ophthalmology
Jun 26, 2012 |
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First light: Scientists regenerate the optic nerve, restore some components of vision
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers have long tried to get the optic nerve to regenerate when injured, with some success, but no one has been able to demonstrate recovery of vision. A team at Boston Children’s Hospital ...
Medical research
May 21, 2012 |
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Team announces breakthrough for degenerative vision disorder
A research team, led by John Guy, M.D., professor of ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has pioneered a novel technological treatment for Leber Hereditary Optic ...
Ophthalmology
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Study marks breakthrough in IOP regulation in fight against glaucoma
A six-year collaboration between two faculty members of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has yielded new insight regarding the regulation of intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma ...
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Apr 05, 2012 |
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