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Type of Viral Infection of Eye Linked With Disease Causing Blindness in the Elderly
A type of herpesvirus infection of the eye is associated with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that causes blindness in the elderly. This was found by a team of ...

Diabetes Drug Could Treat Blindness
Diabetes drug metformin could help reduce the effects of uveitis, an inflammation of the tissues just below the outer surface of the eyeball. Uveitis causes 10 to 15 percent of all cases of...

Diabetic Retinopathy Research Could Reduce Screening Costs, Say Researchers
It would be safe and cost-effective to screen people with type 2 diabetes who have not yet developed diabetic retinopathy, say researchers. The research is supported by funding from...

Blindness may be Prevented by Fetal Membrane Transplantation
A Loyola University Medical Center study has found that transplanting tissue from newborn fetal membranes prevents blindness in patients Stevens-Johnson syndrome. The study by senior aut...

Ontario Eye Surgeons Charge Differently for Use of Special Lenses in Cataract Surgeries
Ophthalmologists in Ontario do not have a fixed charge for using an additional lens in cataract surgeries, a new study has found. While universal insurance covers the cost of cataract su...

Genes Behind Common Forms Of Glaucoma Identified
Researchers have identified two genes responsible for glaucoma, the leading cause of blindness and vision loss worldwide. About 2.2 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma. Primary open...

Study Finds Cell Transplants Hold Promise for Treating Blindness
In a breakthrough treatment that holds promise for treating some forms of blindness, night-blind mice had their vision boosted by implants of light-sensing nerve cells in a laboratory, scien...

New Vaccine to Prevent Age-Related Blindness
Researchers from Trinity College London have developed a new vaccine that promises to prevent age-related blindness among the elderly, according to a new study published in the journal Natur...

Glaucoma Could Be Averted by `Positive Stress`
Scientists brought forth a treatment that prevents the optic nerve injury, which occurs in glaucoma, a neurodegenerative disease, foremost cause of blindness. Scientists at Washington Un...

Risk of Retinal Detachment Increased by Oral Use of Antibiotic Fluoroquinolones
New research involving nearly one million patients shows that patients who were taking oral fluoroquinolones had a higher risk of developing a serious eye issue called retinal detachment com...

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