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Protected From Diabetic Eye Disease
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[13/06/2012] Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Centre have completed a study of 158 people who have lived with type 1 diabetes (T1D) for 50 years or more with eye examinations and have concluded that a high proportion of this unique group of patients developed little to no diabetic eye disease over time. Protected From Diabetic Eye Disease - Read more
Hope for More Effective Treatment
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[06/06/2012] Research by an optometrist at the University of Houston (UH) supports the continued investigation of optical treatments that attempt to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children. Hope for More Effective Treatment - Read more
Retinal Prosthesis Could Better Restore Sight
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[14/05/2012] Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people who have lost vision because of certain types of degenerative eye diseases. Retinal Prosthesis Could Better Restore Sight - Read more
Foetal Membrane Transplantation Prevents Blindness
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[30/04/2012] Transplanting tissue from newborn foetal membranes prevents blindness in patients with a devastating disease called Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a Loyola University Medical Centre study has found. Foetal Membrane Transplantation Prevents Blindness - Read more
Breakthrough for Degenerative Vision Disorder
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[25/04/2012] A research team, led by Doctor John Guy of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami, has pioneered a novel technological treatment for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), an inherited genetic defect that causes rapid, permanent, and bilateral loss of vision in people of all ages, but primarily males ages 20-40. Breakthrough for Degenerative Vision Disorder - Read more
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