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Elevated arginase levels contribute to vascular eye disease such as diabetic retinopathy

Elevated arginase levels contribute to vascular eye disease such as diabetic retinopathy

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Elevated levels of the enzyme arginase contribute to vascular eye damage and Medical College of Georgia researchers say therapies to normalize its levels could halt progression of potentially blinding diseases ...


Sunlight could stop short-sightedness

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created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1

A spreading pandemic of myopia among the world’s urban children may be avoided if children spend at least two to three hours each day outdoors.





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Blindsight: How brain sees what you do not see

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 14, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 3

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

created Jun 25, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

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created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

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created Jun 04, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

Identifying abnormal protein levels in diabetic retinopathy

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created May 12, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

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created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 0

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

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created Mar 09, 2007 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (9) | comments 0

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)

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created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

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.



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