Ophthalmology
Eat right to protect your sight
(HealthDay)—A number of nutrients can help keep your eyes healthy, and some may even improve your eyesight, an eye doctor says.
Mar 31, 2015
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Macular Degeneration
Ophthalmology
Cost–effective eye treatment bubbles to the surface
Bubbles invisible to the naked eye could provide the next breakthrough in treating heart and eye problems – and present an alternate treatment for cancer and cellulite as well.
Mar 30, 2015
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Neuroscience
Optogenetics without the genetics: Nanoparticles enable stimulation of normal, non-genetically modified neurons
Light can be used to activate normal, non-genetically modified neurons through the use of targeted gold nanoparticles, report scientists from the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago. The new technique, ...
Mar 12, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Scientists discover unique risk variants of age-related macular degeneration in East Asians
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of blindness in the elderly in Singapore and worldwide. By 2040, global projected cases of AMD are 288 million, with the largest number of cases in Asia (113 million).
Feb 25, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Bionic eyes offering better sight to blind
A brighter ray of hope is on the horizon for the blind, as scientists improve electronic hardware that creates sight - making it possible, they predict, to read printed text, recognize faces and lead normal, independent lives.
Feb 15, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Lucentis approved for diabetic retinopathy
(HealthDay)—A drug to treat the most common eye disease among diabetics has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Feb 9, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Seniors shouldn't be blinded by old notions of eye disease
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among older Americans, but new treatments have dramatically changed the course of this disease over the last 10 years, making AMD more manageable than ...
Feb 3, 2015
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Health
Complex incentives drive macular degeneration prescription decisions, study finds
Two drugs that treat macular degeneration are practically interchangeable - except for the price.
Feb 2, 2015
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Ophthalmology
In mice and men: Laser treatment reverses effects of early age-related macular degeneration
A new technique reported in the February 2015 issue of The FASEB Journal suggests that during early stages, it might be possible to reverse age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness that is currently ...
Feb 2, 2015
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Medical research
Team discovers key to preventing blindness and stroke devastation
Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor, Ernest C. and Yvette C. Villere Chair of Retinal Degeneration Research, and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health New Orleans, has discovered ...
Jan 30, 2015
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