Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of blindness, especially in older adults. A key feature of early AMD is the formation of drusen, clumps of debris made of lipids and proteins that collect between two ...
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It took Glenn Calverley a while to figure out he was having a stroke. It just felt like a really bad headache that wouldn't go away. But then he noticed his vision had changed dramatically and he knew something was seriously ...
May 26, 2025
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have developed a new surgical technique for implanting multiple tissue grafts in the eye's retina. The findings in animals may help advance treatment options for dry age-related ...
May 22, 2025
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Older adults with vision problems face a heightened risk of falls and premature death, according to a new University of Michigan study. The findings highlight a dangerous link between untreated vision impairment, repeated ...
May 12, 2025
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A vitamin supplement that improves metabolism in the eye appears to slow down damage to the optic nerve in glaucoma. The promising results have been published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine. The researchers behind the ...
May 8, 2025
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Measles is more than a rash, runny nose and a fever—it can cause brain swelling, blindness and wipe out the immune system's memory, leaving unvaccinated children, and even adults, vulnerable to infection long after recovery.
Apr 17, 2025
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New studies in rats suggest the drug reserpine, approved in 1955 for high blood pressure, might treat the blinding disease retinitis pigmentosa. No therapy exists for this rare inherited disease, which starts affecting vision ...
Apr 15, 2025
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Wenzhou Medical University and collaborating institutions have identified a population of human neural retinal stem-like cells able to regenerate retinal tissue and support visual recovery.
Virginia Tech infectious disease epidemiologist Lisa M. Lee explains why new measles cases are being reported around the country, not just in Texas, despite the illness being declared eliminated in the U.S. in the early 2000s ...
Mar 14, 2025
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Diabetes affects more than 1 in 10 adults worldwide and has been accompanied by an increase in vision-threatening diabetic retinal disease (DRD).
Mar 12, 2025
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