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Blindsight: How brain sees what you do not see
Oct 14, 2008 |
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Blindsight is a phenomenon in which patients with damage in the primary visual cortex of the brain can tell where an object is although they claim they cannot see it. A research team led by Prof. Tadashi Isa and Dr. Masatoshi ...
Glaucoma procedure now available at Mayo Clinic aims to prevent further eye damage
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 25, 2008 |
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For the first time in Florida, patients with glaucoma have a new treatment option known as the Trabectome. The minimally invasive procedure, which is available at Mayo Clinic and takes about 20 minutes, is designed to decrease ...
Paintballs can cause 'devastating' eye injuries
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Paintballs can cause severe and 'visually devastating' eye injuries, especially when used in unsupervised settings without proper eye protection, reports a study in the February issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology (www.A ...
New treatment significantly slows progression of eye damage in persons with type 1 diabetes
Jul 01, 2009 |
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University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Michael Mauer, M.D., has found a treatment that significantly slows the progression of eye injury in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease. ...
Glaucoma report points to increased costs
Jun 04, 2008 |
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A new Centre for Eye Research Australia/ Access Economics report shows the cost of glaucoma will more than double in the next two decades.
Identifying abnormal protein levels in diabetic retinopathy
May 12, 2008 |
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Researchers in Massachusetts are reporting an advance in bridging huge gaps in medical knowledge about the biochemical changes that occur inside the eyes of individuals with diabetic retinopathy (DR) — a leading ...
Mobile phone use not associated with melanoma of the eye
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Mobile phone use is not associated with the risk of melanoma of the eye, researchers report in the January 13 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Barrow scientists solve 200-year-old scientific debate involving visual illusions
Nov 20, 2008 |
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Neuroscientists at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center have discovered a direct link between eye motions and the perception of illusory motion that solves a 200-year-old debate.
Nearly 5 million Americans have dry eyes
Mar 09, 2007 |
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Nearly 5 million people in the United States are affected by Dry Eye Syndrome, a study released Friday said.
Sight for sore eyes (w/Video)
Jun 10, 2009 |
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In a world-first breakthrough, University of New South Wales (UNSW) medical researchers have used stem cells cultured on a simple contact lens to restore sight to sufferers of blinding corneal disease.
Glaucoma may be linked to higher rates of reading impairment in older adults
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Glaucoma appears to be associated with slower spoken reading and increased reading impairment in older adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Researchers discover novel circulation in human eye, new glaucoma treatment target
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have discovered a previously unidentified form of circulation within the human eye which may provide important new insights ...
New surgical implant prevents total blindness
Feb 18, 2009 |
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A work accident leaves a woman blind in one eye. As she copes with the loss, within months the vision in the other, previously uninjured eye begins to blur, and the eye becomes red and inflamed.
Your eyes may be a window to heart disease
Sep 28, 2009 |
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For centuries eyes have been seen as windows to the soul. But medical researchers now believe the eyes may also offer vital clues to your risk of heart disease and stroke.
FDA to study negative effects of Lasik eye surgery
Oct 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration announced plans Thursday to study the scope of problems connected with laser eye-correcting surgery, which include blurred vision and dry eyes.
