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New study finds blind people have the potential to use their ‘inner bat’ to locate objects

New research from the University of Southampton has shown that blind and visually impaired people have the potential to use echolocation, similar ...

Eyes on the sun

Exposure to sunshine as a small child is crucial to the development of a healthy eye according to results of long-term myopia ...

Groundbreaking Corneal Transplant with Pre-loaded Donor Tissue Performed at Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Boston – The first successful cornea transplant with donor endothelial tissue preloaded by an eye bank has been performed at Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston, Mass. Roberto Pineda II, M.D., Director of the Refractive Surgery Service at Mass. Eye and Ear, and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, recently performed the groundbreaking transplant. ... Full story

What the NIH Age-Related Eye Disease Studies Mean for You

This fact sheet was written by the National Eye Institute and the National Institutes of Health. For more information please visit: http://www.nei.nih.gov/areds2 ... Full story

Early screenings key to diagnosing glaucoma

New research is emphasizing the importance of regular screenings for glaucoma, a disease that deteriorates the optic nerve over time and is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. ... Full story

Fish oil doesn't seem to help age-related macular degeneration

Houston, TX - A large-scale National Eye Institute study has shown fish oil supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids do not alter the progression of age-related macular degeneration, says a national team of researchers including David M. Brown, M.D., an retina specialist at The Methodist Hospital who ran Houston's part of the study. ... Full story

Remote Indigenous diabetes care to extend to eyes

by Marketing and Communications - A successful diabetes management program run by Flinders University in rural and remote Indigenous communities may soon link with a critical eye screening service. ... Full story

American Diabetes Association Releases New Consumer Research on Eye Health

Survey finds awareness does not always drive action when it comes to eye health ... Full story

Adding fish oil or lutein/zeaxanthin recommended supplement cocktail does not slow vision loss from macular degeneration

HOUSTON - Adding fish oil or omega-3 fatty acids such as those in fish oil or the supplement lutein/zeaxanthin to a recommended cocktail of vitamins C and E, beta carotene and zinc did not further reduce the progression of the vision-destroying condition, age-related macular degeneration, said a consortium of researchers that included those from Baylor College of Medicine in an online report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. ... Full story

NIH study provides clarity on supplements for protection against blinding eye disease

By Ron Adelman -Adding omega-3 fatty acids did not improve a combination of nutritional supplements commonly recommended for treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of vision loss among older Americans, according to a study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). ... Full story

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