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Leading Experts Spotlight "A Day In The Life With Glaucoma" To Demonstrate The Growing Impact Of Glaucoma On Society
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryDuring World Glaucoma Week (March 7-13), leading glaucoma experts are joining forces to increase awareness of the consequences of diminished vision as a result of glaucoma and its impact on the daily lives of patients. According to research, examples of daily activities that can be difficult for gl ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Are You At Risk For Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)? Learn The Top 5 Risk Factors
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of severe vision loss among Americans ages 65 and over. Knowing your risk factors, being aware of your family history, and keeping regular appointments with your Eye M.D. can help reduce your risks for vision loss from macular degeneration... ...
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Risk Of Developing Cataracts Increased By Anti-Depressants
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometrySome anti-depressant drugs are associated with an increased chance of developing cataracts, according to a new statistical study by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and McGill University... ...
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Scientists Shed New Light On How Retina's Hardware Is Used In Color Vision
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryBiologists at New York University and the University of Würzburg have identified, in greater detail, how the retina's cellular hardware is used in color preference. The findings, published in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), enhance our understanding ...
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Glaucoma Research Foundation Marks World Glaucoma Week By Awarding Over $1 Million In Research Grants
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryThe Glaucoma Research Foundation is marking World Glaucoma Week (March 7-13) by announcing more than $1 million in research grants, including the recipients of its Shaffer Fund for Innovative Glaucoma Research... ...
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Guide Dogs Granted Permission To Apply For Judicial Review In Dispute With Royal Borough Of Kensington And Chelsea Over Plans For Exhibition Road, UK
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryThe High Court gave the green light to Guide Dogs to proceed with the legal challenge against Kensington and Chelsea's development plans for Exhibition Road. The scheme is reportedly costing £25m, funded by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, City of Westminster and the Mayor of London. ...
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Abbott Receives U.S. FDA Approval For New Cataract Multifocal Intraocular Lens
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryAbbott (NYSE: ABT) announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the TECNIS® Multifocal 1-Piece intraocular lens (IOL) for cataract patients with and without presbyopia. Intraocular lenses are implanted in a patient's eye after the removal of the natural lens that ...
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Why Our Peripheral Vision May Not Be As Random As We Think
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryAs you read this, you may notice that the word directly in front of you is clear, but all the surrounding words are hard to make out. For most people, this effect - known as 'crowding' - is not a problem... ...
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Chickens May Provide Clues to Color Vision
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryTitle: Chickens May Provide Clues to Color VisionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/19/2010 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 2/22/2010 ...
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Glaucoma Begins in Mid-Brain, Not in Eye, Research Shows (HealthDay)
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Early signs of glaucoma can be detected in the brain, according to a new study that may trigger a major change in how the disease is treated. ...
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All Eyes On Retinal Degeneration
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryResearch by Johns Hopkins sensory biologists studying fruit flies, has revealed a critical step in fly vision. Humans with problems in this same step suffer retinal dystrophies, which manifest as visual defects ranging from mild visual impairments to complete blindness. The article, published Jan... ...
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Green Tea May Protect Against Eye Diseases
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryNew research from Hong Kong suggests that green tea may protect against eye diseases such as glaucoma because the researchers found green tea antioxidants called catechins present in various tissue structures in the eyes of laboratory rats after they had ingested green tea... ...
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VEGF Trap-Eye Shows Positive Results In Phase II Study In Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryBayer HealthCare AG and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN) announced that VEGF Trap-Eye showed positive results in a Phase II study in patients with Diabetic Macular Edema (DME). The primary endpoint of the study, a statistically significant improvement in visual acuity over 24 weeks com ...
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New Evidence That Green Tea May Help Fight Glaucoma And Other Eye Diseases
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryScientists have confirmed that the healthful substances found in green tea - renowned for their powerful antioxidant and disease-fighting properties - do penetrate into tissues of the eye. Their new report, the first documenting how the lens, retina, and other eye tissues absorb these substances, ra ...
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VEGF Trap-Eye Shows Positive Results In A Phase 2 Study In Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN) and Bayer HealthCare AG announced that VEGF Trap-Eye showed positive results in a Phase 2 study in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). The primary endpoint of the study, a statistically significant improvement in visual acuity over 24 weeks com ...
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What Is Long-sightedness Or Farsightedness? What Is Hyperopia?
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryHyperopia, also called farsightedness (far-sightedness), long-sightedness (longsightedness) or hypermetropia is a common vision defect in which the individual has difficulty focusing on near objects. In extreme cases of hyperopia the person can only focus on objects that are fairly far away - in ver ...
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Academy Provides Membership To Haitian Ophthalmologists To Help Rebuild Eye Care
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryIn light of the recent tragedy in Haiti, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy) has granted complimentary membership for 2010 and 2011 for all Haitian ophthalmologists... ...
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NIH Proposes Revising Embryonic Stem Cell Definition
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryNIH on Friday proposed a small change to its definition of embryonic stem cells "that could have a big effect on [stem cells'] long-term ability to lead to cures for a variety of diseases," the Los Angeles Times' "Booster Shots" reports (Kaplan, "Booster Shots," Los Angeles Times, 2/19)... ...
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New Strategy Develops Two Prototype Drugs Against Cancer, Retinal Diseases
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryA comprehensive drug development strategy that starts with extensive screening of potential targeting agents and then narrows down to a small-molecule prototype has yielded two potential drugs that block cancer-promoting pathways in novel ways, a team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. ...
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Stem Cells Restore Sight In Mouse Model Of Retinitis Pigmentosa
Categorie : Eye Health / OptometryAn international research team led by Columbia University Medical Center successfully used mouse embryonic stem cells to replace diseased retinal cells and restore sight in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa. This strategy could potentially become a new treatment for retinitis pigmentosa, a leadi ...
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