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Eyes and Vision
Ohio State Researchers Design A Viral Vector To Treat A Genetic Form Of Blindness
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers at Ohio State University Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital have developed a viral vector designed to deliver a gene into the eyes of people born with an inherited, progressive form of blindness that affects mainly males.
New iPhone App Keeps Eyesight from Deteriorating
TAU researcher develops application to delay the need for reading glasses...Novel Approach to Treat Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Shows Promise Study Published in The American Journal of Pathology
Philadelphia, PA – Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), or the formation of scar tissue within the eye, is a serious, sight-threatening complication in patients recovering surgical repair of retinal detachment. ...First patient receives novel gene therapy for type of blindness
The first patient to receive gene therapy for an incurable type of blindness was treated at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford this week as part of a trial led by Oxford University....Fast high precision eye-surgery robot helps ophthalmologists
Thijs Meenink and his eye surgery robot. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke....Beware of Halloween contact lenses
Decorative contact lenses can lead to infection, vision loss ...Wake Forest Baptist Offers Tips on Halloween Eye Wear
Accessories May Come Back to Haunt You ...Vitamin B-Based Treatment for Vision-Threatening Corneal Disease May Offer Some Patients a Permanent Solution
Three-year outcomes of clinical trial of collagen crosslinking treatment for keratoconus highlighted at American Academy of Ophthalmology 2011 Annual Meeting...More Time Outdoors May Reduce Kids’ Risk for Nearsightedness
Researcher to discuss correlation between decreased exposure to natural light and rising prevalence of nearsightedness at American Academy of Ophthalmology 2011 Annual Meeting...Physical fitness could have a positive effect on eye health
Physical fitness could have a positive effect on eye health...
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Jon
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12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
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07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
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29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
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