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Eyes and Vision
British study may improve glaucoma assessment and treatment
British study may improve glaucoma assessment and treatment
For Halloween, don’t get tricked into hurting your eyes with unsafe contact lenses
Decorative contact lenses can lead to infection, vision loss ...Mayo Clinic Detective Work Shows Possible Side Effect in Macular Degeneration Drug
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Two major drug trials conclude there was little risk from a drug aimed at age-related macular degeneration. Yet a Mayo Clinic ophthalmologist began to note something concerning in some of her patients: an increase in pressure inside the eye. It led to a retrospective study and findings that will be presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Orlando. ...Researchers Identify a Genetic Mutation Associated With High Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age- related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe visual loss among the elderly. Researchers had previously identified several relatively common genetic variants which together predict a person's increased risk for AMD, but a significant number of persons without the disease also have these variants. ...Keep the “Boo,” while Avoiding the “Boo-Boos” at Halloween
Orthopaedic surgeons offer Halloween Safety Tips ...Vision scientists and FDA discuss endpoint measures for assessing glaucoma therapies
Vision scientists and FDA discuss endpoint measures for assessing glaucoma therapies ...National Eye Institute urges older Americans to protect their vision
Statement of NEI Director Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., on World Sight Day 2011, Thursday, Oct. 13...Medical Doctors Recommend Regular Vision Screenings to Identify Eye Issues in Children and Young Adults
Proposal Meets Minimum Insurance Coverage Mandate Set in Health-Care Law...American Academy of Ophthalmology Warns About the Risks Associated with Transforming Your Eyes This Halloween
Eye medical doctors partner to educate parents and teens about the dangers of buying costume contact lenses without a prescription...Cocaine Users Have 45 Percent Increased Risk of Glaucoma
INDIANAPOLIS -- A study of the 5.3 million men and women seen in Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics in a one-year period found that use of cocaine is predictive of open-angle glaucoma, the most common type of glaucoma. ...
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Jon
on
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
on
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
on
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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