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Poor Senior Vision Often a Window on Disease (HealthDay)

by (author unknown), Yahoo! Health: Eye & Vision News

Older adults need to monitor themselves for eyesight problems, which can appear gradually and worsen over time, says the American Geriatrics Society (AGS). If not properly monitored, eyesight deterioration can lead to other long-term problems....

add a comment | Sep 09, 2007    


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Smoking Ups Risk for Age-Linked Vision Loss (HealthDay)

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Current and former smokers are much more likely to develop the eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD) than people who never smoked, an Australian study finds....

add a comment | Aug 14, 2007    


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Cataracts, Macular Degeneration Increase Risk of Death (HealthDay)

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People over age 49 who have cataracts or macular degeneration are more likely to die within 11 years than their contemporaries without the eye conditions, a new study found....

add a comment | Jul 10, 2007    

   


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Magnetic Pulses to Brain Improve Lazy Eye in Adults (HealthDay)

by (author unknown), Y! Health Eyes & Vision News

HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Correcting lazy eye in adults is supposed to be impossible, but researchers report they have been able to do that -- at least partially and temporarily -- by beaming magnetic pulses into the brain....

add a comment | Jul 18, 2008    


Alcon ends macular degeneration drug program (Reuters)

by (author unknown), Y! Health Eyes & Vision News

Reuters - Alcon Inc said on Friday that it has ended development of anecortave acetate as a treatment for lowering the risk of a sight-threatening eye disease known as age-related macular degeneration....

add a comment | Jul 11, 2008    


Glaucoma Treatment Can Prevent Blindness (HealthDay)

by (author unknown), Y! Health Eyes & Vision News

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Glaucoma doesn't necessarily have to end in blindness, two new studies suggest....

add a comment | Jul 02, 2008    


Health Highlights: July 1, 2008 (HealthDay)

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HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:...

add a comment | Jul 01, 2008    


Glaucoma could turn 8.4 million Asians blind by 2010: survey (AFP)

by (author unknown), Y! Health Eyes & Vision News

AFP - More than 8.4 million people in Asia will turn blind from glaucoma by 2010 if they do not undergo timely treatment, a region-wide survey released on Monday showed....

add a comment | Jun 30, 2008    


Health Highlights: June 30, 2008 (HealthDay)

by (author unknown), Y! Health Eyes & Vision News

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:...

add a comment | Jun 30, 2008    


Neovista Presents One Year Data on Novel Wet AMD Therapy at ARVO

by (author unknown), Prevent Blindness America Eye Health and Safety News

Data Analysis Shows Promise of Epiretinal Brachytherapy as NeoVista Progresses with Phase III CABERNET Study....

add a comment | Jun 23, 2008    


Fireworks Continue to be Dangerous Part of Fourth of July Festivities

by (author unknown), Prevent Blindness America Eye Health and Safety News

Last year, approximately 6,400 Americans spent part of their Fourth of July holiday in the emergency room, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)....

add a comment | Jun 19, 2008    


New Imaging Tool Can Spot Glaucoma Risk (HealthDay)

by (author unknown), Y! Health Eyes & Vision News

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- A sophisticated new imaging device could one day help doctors detect the devastating eye disease known as narrow-angle glaucoma earlier and more accurately, researchers report....

add a comment | Jun 10, 2008    


Prevent Blindness America Announces Fifth Annual Investigator Award Winners

by (author unknown), Prevent Blindness America Eye Health and Safety News

Prevent Blindness America announced the recipients of its 2008 Investigator Awards, including researchers from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Illinois at Chicago....

add a comment | May 29, 2008