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Eyes and Vision
Study to investigate new treatment for lazy eye
Researchers at The University of Nottingham are seeking children with amblyopia — also known as lazy eye — for a study investigating potential new treatments for the condition.
Penn Researchers Find a New Twist in a Blindness-causing Disease Gene
PHILADELPHIA — After more than three decades of research, University of Pennsylvania veterinarians and vision-research scientists, with associates at Cornell University, have identified a gene responsible for a blindness-inducing disease that afflicts dogs. ...Penn Study Shows Sustained Safety and Efficacy of Gene Therapy for Inherited Retinal Disease
New Research Indicates Older Patients Can Benefit Significantly from Treatment ...Vanderbilt Eye Institute study finds common treatments can lead to antibiotic resistance
Overexposure to antibiotics has long been a concern in the medical community – most specifically the development of antibiotic resistant infections as a result of repeated use....Prevent the Spread of Pink Eye As Children Head Back to School
American Academy of Ophthalmology teaches the prevention and treatment of the common eye infection...Flaum Eye Institute Expert to Discuss Thyroid Eye Disease Oct. 6
New support group forms for people with painful ophthalmic condition...Researchers probe genetic link to blindness
University of Leeds researchers have used next-generation DNA sequencing techniques to discover what causes a rare form of inherited eye disorders, including cataracts and glaucoma, in young children. ...Novel drug to slow cataracts on their path to causing blindness
The innovators behind commercialising a world-first drug to slow cataract growth and to delay cataracts forming, have been named as one of five finalists in The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School's $100,000 Enterprize business plan competition. ...Aging eyes linked to sleepless nights, new study shows
DARIEN, IL – A natural yellowing of the eye lens that absorbs blue light has been linked to sleep disorders in a group of test volunteers, according to a study in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. As this type of lens discoloration worsened with age, so did the risk of insomnia....'Mini-pill' may help prevent blindness
Scientists at University College Cork (UCC) have shown that the active component (Norgestrel) of the contraceptive ‘Mini Pill’ prevents the loss of sight in mice that have degenerative eye conditions that normally lead to blindness. ...
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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
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
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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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