News tagged with eye damage
Grapes may help prevent age-related blindness
Can eating grapes slow or help prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a debilitating condition affecting millions of elderly people worldwide? Results from a new study published in Free Radical Biology an ...
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Scientists develop animal model for TB-related blindness
(Medical Xpress) -- Working with guinea pigs, tuberculosis experts at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have closely mimicked how active but untreated cases of the underlying lung infection lead to permanent eye damage and blindness ...
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Orange sweet potato reduces risk of vitamin a deficiency in children and women in Mozambique
(Medical Xpress) -- A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition indicates that orange sweet potato (OSP) is effective in providing vitamin A to malnourished women and children in Mozambique, where the prevalence of vit ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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US not taking basic step to prevent toxoplasmosis in newborns, researcher contends
North American babies who acquire toxoplasmosis infections in the womb show much higher rates of brain and eye damage than European infants with the same infection, according to new research from the Stanford University School ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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More oxygen in eyes of African-Americans may help explain glaucoma risk
Measuring oxygen during eye surgery, investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a reason that may explain why African-Americans have a higher risk of glaucoma than ...
Jul 11, 2011 |
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States consider banning teens from tanning beds
(AP) -- If a proposed law passes, California teens under 18 will need a fake ID to "fake and bake" themselves to a golden brown.
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Historic first images of rod photoreceptors in the living human eye
Scientists today reported that the tiny light-sensing cells known as rods have been clearly and directly imaged in the living eye for the first time. Using adaptive optics (AO), the same technology astronomers ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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New hope for sun-burned eyes
People whose vision is badly damaged by over-exposure to bright light may be able to restore their sight, according to research from The Australian National University.
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Doctors see eye hazard in powerful laser pointers
(AP) -- A 15-year-old boy damaged his eyes while playing with a laser pointer he'd bought over the Internet, say doctors who warn that dangerously high-powered versions are easily available online.
Sep 09, 2010 |
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Body weight and glaucoma risk; new 'map' for severe myopia
This month's Ophthalmology journal includes surprising research from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary on the relation of body weight to the risk for glaucoma. Also, from researchers at the Tokyo Medical and Dental ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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UCLA surgeons find new way to shield vision during radiation for eye cancer
Eye cancer patients face an unenviable dilemma. They must enter treatment knowing that their surgeon's strategy to kill the deadly tumor with radiation may also sacrifice their eyesight.
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Stem cells reverse blindness caused by burns
(AP) -- Dozens of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their sight restored with transplants of their own stem cells - a stunning ...
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Elevated arginase levels contribute to vascular eye disease such as diabetic retinopathy
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 ...
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Sunlight could stop short-sightedness
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.
Jan 06, 2009 |
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