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Eyes and Vision
Playing video games helps adults with lazy eye
By Sarah Yang, Media Relations | BERKELEY — Here are some words that few would have thought to put together: video game therapy. Yet, a pilot study by vision researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that playing video games can help improve the vision of adults with amblyopia, or lazy eye.
Common Midwestern Soil Fungus Can Lead to Eye Disease
INDIANAPOLIS -- If you live in the Ohio River Valley chances are you have heard of histoplasmosis, a fungal infection that enters the body through the lungs. More commonly associated with pulmonary disease, the soil-borne mold also can cause vision loss and blindness if left untreated. ...Implantable Miniature Telescope Offers Some Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients a New Lease on Life
Notable study appears in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology...Red Flags for Eye Disorders in the Elderly
INDIANAPOLIS -- The warning signs for eye disease are not as perceptible as patients and doctors would prefer. ...UM Researchers Identify New Gene Causing Blindness
Work was collaborative effort of several departments at the University of Miami...Kellogg researcher helping eye care providers better assess driving in older adults
Drivers over age 65 are the fastest-growing segment of the driving population, and their eye care providers—ophthalmologists and optometrists—are playing an increasingly important role in assessing their ability to drive safely....Medical and Surgical Treatments Equally Effective for Common Inflammatory Condition of the Eye, Penn Study Finds
New Uveitis Research Results Provide Better Treatment Information for Clinicians and Patients ...Leading Treatments for Uveitis Found to be Similarly Effective, Increasing Patient Options
Douglas A. Jabs, MD, MBA, Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology led the study comparing the two leading treatment approaches for the eye condition uveitis....Hearing or vision test may be solution to 'bad behavior'
HOUSTON - For some children a health problem could be to blame for acting up in class or even a drop in grades. ...Kellogg researcher helping eye care providers better assess
Drivers over age 65 are the fastest-growing segment of the driving population, and their eye care providers—ophthalmologists and optometrists—are playing an increasingly important role in assessing their ability to drive safely. ...
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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
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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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