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Eyes and Vision
New Data Will Help Predict Vision Loss in Glaucoma
September's Ophthalmology Includes Rotterdam Study Findings
CUHK Discovers Sodium 4-phenylbutyrate as a Potential New Glaucoma Drug (U.S. Provisional Patent Obtained)
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. A previous study showed that glaucoma was the leading cause of blindness with 23% prevalence in Hong Kong. Glaucoma is mainly caused by an increase in pressure inside the eye ball (eye pressure), leading to progressive and irreversible damage of the optic nerve. ...If you live to your 70s, you are likely to develop cataract
INDIANAPOLIS -- If you live long enough, you are likely to develop a cataract, one of the inevitable events of aging. A cataract forms when there is clouding of the eye’s lens, causing vision to become dull and blurry. ...Glaucoma sufferers to benefit from supercomputer
Hundreds of thousands of Australians suffering from glaucoma will have access to more accurate information about their deteriorating sight thanks to today’s arrival of a supercomputer....Long Distance Eye Exams for Diabetics
Telemedicine is enabling ophthalmologists from Legacy Good Samaritan Devers Eye Institute to treat Native Americans hundreds of miles away in Pendleton, Ore., and Wichita, Kan. The hope is that the program, which is being run in collaboration with researchers at Oregon Health & Science University, will serve as a model for how to reach underserved patients before diabetes robs them of their sight. ...Lessons from parrots' vision to help human eyesight
The apparent ability of long-lived parrots to see ultraviolet light without sustaining eye damage could provide new insights into UV protection in humans. ...Body Weight May Affect Glaucoma Risk; New Retinal "Map" May Help Severely Nearsighted Patients
Highlights of August 2010 Ophthalmology...Contact Lenses Pose Danger When Purchased Without Prescription
INDIANAPOLIS -- Contact lenses purchased without a prescription from websites or other sources could harm or even destroy vision, according to a contact lens expert at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute at the Indiana University School of Medicine. ...UCLA surgeons find new way to shield vision during radiation for eye cancer
Silicon oil absorbs 50 percent of radioactive rays ...Making the Invisible Visible: Verbal Cues Enhance Visual Detection, Says Penn Researcher
PHILADELPHIA –- Cognitive psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania and University of California have shown that an image displayed too quickly to be seen by an observer can be detected if the participant first hears the name of the object. ...
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