Eye disease
hideThis is a partial list of human eye diseases and disorders.
The World Health Organization publishes a classification of known diseases and injuries called the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10. This list uses that classification.
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News tagged with eye disease
Gene therapy improves vision
Nov 23, 2009 |
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German scientist Paul Ehrlich found what he coined the "magic bullet" in the early 20th century upon developing the world’s first effective treatment of syphilis.
Finding a protective mechanism for retinal cells could save sight
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Determining what triggers the death of retinal cells, called photoreceptors, could hold the key to stopping blinding disorders caused by a wide range of eye diseases, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the November ...
Researchers find new way to attack inflammation in Graves' eye disease
Nov 06, 2009 |
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A small group of patients with severe Graves' eye disease experienced rapid improvement of their symptoms — and improved vision — following treatment with the drug rituximab. Inflammation around their eyes and damage to the ...
Experimental treatments restore partial vision to blind people
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Two experimental treatments, a retinal prosthesis and fetal tissue transplant, restored some vision to people with blinding eye diseases. The findings, presented at Neuroscience 2009, the annual meeting of the Society for ...
Anti-growth factor drugs raise hope and concern for treatment of children's eye diseases
Aug 03, 2009 |
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A new class of antibody drugs may provide a powerful new tool for the treatment of eye diseases in children, but specialists need to be alert for the possibility of serious side effects, according to an editorial in the August ...
Natural compound stops retinopathy
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. The research appears online ...
An estimated 4 percent of older US men have dry eye disease
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Dry eye disease is common among American men older than 50 and increases with age, high blood pressure, benign prostate disease and the use of antidepressants, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, on ...
Eating fish, nuts and olive oil may be associated with reduced risk of age-related blindness
May 11, 2009 |
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Regularly eating fish, nuts, olive oil and other foods containing omega-three fatty acids and avoiding trans fats appears to be associated with a lower risk for the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, according ...
Age-related eye disease may be associated with cognitive impairment
May 11, 2009 |
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Older adults with low scores on tests of cognitive function, including thinking, learning and memory appear more likely to have the early stages of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, according to a report in ...
Study reports success in treating a rare retinal disorder
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Patients with a rare, blinding eye disease saw their vision improve after treatment with drugs to suppress their immune systems, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. Because autoimmune ...
New therapies expected to help reduce future visual burden of age-related eye disease
Apr 13, 2009 |
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The prevalence of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration is projected to increase substantially by 2050, but the use of new therapies is expected to help mitigate its effects on vision, according to results of simulation ...
New, simple method identifies preterm infants at risk of eye disease
Apr 07, 2009 |
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A simple way of establishing which preterm infants are at risk of developing the eye disease ROP is to follow their weight gain. A new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, suggests that following ...
'Magic potion' in fly spit may shoo away blinding eye disease
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Researchers are reporting the first identification of a "magic potion" of proteins in the saliva of the black fly that help this blood-sucking pest spread parasites that cause "river blindness," a devastating ...
Community spread of trachoma could be stopped by treating all household members
Mar 31, 2009 |
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All members of the household need to be treated for trachoma in order to prevent rapid re-infection, according to a new study published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Vitamin B and folic acid may reduce risk of age-related vision loss
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Taking a combination of vitamins B6 and B12 and folic acid appears to decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration in women, according to a report in the February 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
