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More effective treatment identified for common childhood vision disorder

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created Oct 15, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists have found a more effective treatment for a common childhood eye muscle coordination problem called convergence insufficiency (CI). For words on a page to appear in focus a child's eyes must turn inward, or converge. ...





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Ground breaking eye therapy for stroke victims developed

Ground breaking eye therapy for stroke victims developed

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created Aug 06, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new computer-based therapy for stroke victims who have suffered partial vision loss has been developed by Scottish scientists.


Eye exercises help patients work out vision problems, UH optometrist says

Eye exercises help patients work out vision problems

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created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

You've probably been there. In a doctor's office, being advised to do what you dread - exercise. You get that feeling in your gut, acknowledging that, indeed, you should exercise but probably won't. Now imagine ...


Vision researchers see unexpected gain a year into blindness trial

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created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scientists have discovered that even in adults born with extremely impaired sight, the brain can rewire itself to recognize sections of the retina that have been restored by gene therapy.


Safety study indicates gene therapy for blindness improves vision

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created Sep 08, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

All three people who received gene therapy at the University of Florida to treat a rare, incurable form of blindness have regained some of their vision, according to a paper published online today in Human Gene Therapy.


Developing gene therapy to fight blindness

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An international team of scientists and clinicians from the United States and Saudi Arabia are working to develop gene therapy for treating a rare, hereditary retinal disease. The therapy has been shown to restore lost vision ...


Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy reduces vision loss in optic nerve sheath meningiomas

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Optic nerve sheath meningiomas are rare tumors that are traditionally treated with surgery, which is typically a blinding procedure. However, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have found that a specialized ...


Best treatment determined for childhood eye problem

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created Oct 13, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Mayo Clinic researchers, as part of a nine-site study, helped discover the best of three currently-used treatments for convergence insufficiency in children. Convergence refers to the natural ability of the eyes to focus ...


Gene therapy restores vision to mice with retinal degeneration

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created Oct 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have used gene therapy to restore useful vision to mice with degeneration of the light-sensing retinal rods and cones, a common cause of human blindness. Their report, appearing ...


First clinical trial of gene therapy for childhood blindness

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created May 01, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The first clinical trial to test a revolutionary treatment for blindness in children has been announced by researchers at UCL (University College London). The trial, funded by the Department of Health, is the first of its ...


Researchers report that gene therapy awakens the brain despite blindness from birth

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created Jun 26, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated that gene therapy used to restore retinal activity to the blind also restores function to the brain’s visual center, a critical component of seeing.



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