1 day ago by eye telescope

Dr. Sanjay Sharma, MD, MSc (Epid), FRCSC, a Retina Specialist from Hotel Dieu Hospital and professor of Ophthalmology at Queen’s University, discusses what he would do if he had dry Age-related Macular Degeneration, and also how he would impede progression to wet AMD.

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9 days ago by Lindsay

University of Pennsylvania researchers injected a normal version of a mutant gene into dogs to see if it would stop degenerative vision loss. Researchers have stopped vision decline in dogs with an inherited disease that causes blindness. The gene therapy technique they used may someday stop vision ...

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27 days ago by Neuschwanstein

Grape consumption might slow or help prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a debilitating condition that affect millions of elderly people worldwide, a new study finds. The study compared the impact of an antioxidant-rich diet on vision using mice prone to developing retinal d ...

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40 days ago by Art Writ

When a person had an injury or a disease, the medical health care professionals will allow that person to choose certain treatment in which the patient will feel most comfortable undergoing the treatment. However, there are some instance where in the only cure for any ailments is through an invasive ...

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51 days ago by admin

If you’ve ever experienced a nasty, a lot more painful than normal headache and wondered whether it was a migraine, you’re not alone. Migraines are a widespread health problem, and those who suffer from them get properly-versed in migraine headache prevention. Of course, not every single headache is ...

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52 days ago by Randall V. Wong, M.D.

Silicone oil is used for recurrent retinal detachments or complicated retinal detachments including PVR (proliferative vitreoretinopathy). It can be a valuable tool to prevent blindness. Most retinal detachments are caused by a retinal tear, or hole, in the retina. In either case, this allows for co ...

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71 days ago by Dr. Ryo

If someone asked us to quickly name a few of the risks inherent in space travel, what would we come up with? Running out of oxygen might be one, collisions with asteroids or “space junk” another. A few of us might express concern about encounters with unfriendly aliens. But chances are pretty good t ...

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72 days ago by Timi Gustafson

Aging baby boomers worry more about losing their eyesight than almost any other disease, including heart attack, stroke and cancer. But most have little knowledge about the causes of age-related vision loss or prevention measures they could take, according to a recent report titled “Eye on the Boome ...

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79 days ago by Nancy E. Thoerig

Published in Cumberland Times-News Wednesday, November 23, 2011. "In this new biomedical race for breakthrough cures, I hope researchers in our country...will follow Hu’s lead to utilize cord blood or adult stem cells, rather than those from embryos. True hope, for any stem cell cure, lies in ethica ...

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79 days ago by WhereismyDoctor

Think you're stuck with glasses and contact lenses forever? If you have some extra cash lying around (about $10,000!) this doesn't have to be your fate. A new eye care procedure promises to make patients see in High-Definition, and it works on those with even the worst vision. It's officially called ...

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