The first study to compare accident rates for drivers who have advanced glaucoma – an eye disease that affects peripheral vision – with normal-vision drivers, found that the glaucoma group had about twice as many accidents…
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Treatment For Age-Related Macular Degeneration Works Even With Other Eye Problem
The primary treatment for wet macular degeneration, a chronic eye condition that causes vision loss, is effective even if patients have macular traction problems, a Mayo Clinic study shows. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the Amer…
Speed And Ease Of Reading Improved For People With Moderate Vision Loss By Digital Tablets
People who have eye diseases that damage their central vision can regain the ability to read quickly and comfortably by using digital tablets, according to a recent study. The research found that people with moderate vision loss could increase their re…
Study Examines Genetics, Incidence Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
A report that describes the relationship of age and risk alleles (variant gene forms) with the incidence and progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) during a 20-year period suggests that the overall five-year incidence of early AMD was 9…
Model Created With Cells From Skin For Blinding Eye Disease
For the first time, Wisconsin researchers have taken skin from patients and, using induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology, turned them into a laboratory model for an inherited type of macular degeneration. Dr…
New Breakthrough Can Help Save Vision
Certain cells, called corneal limbal stromal cells, have been identified in the eye, which could lead to a new treatment to cure blinding eye conditions…
New Test Device Allows More Real-Life Modeling Of Contact Lens Wear
Modern contact lens materials are prone to drying when exposed to air, which contributes to the buildup of deposits on contact lenses, according to a study – “The Impact of Intermittent Air Exposure on Lipid Deposition”, * appearing in the November iss…
Humans Learning To Sense Like A Rat May Improve Aids For The Blind
Rats use a sense that humans don’t: whisking. They move their facial whiskers back and forth about eight times a second to locate objects in their environment…
Study Suggests That The Brain May ‘See’ More Than The Eyes
Vision may be less important to “seeing” than is the brain’s ability to process points of light into complex images, according to a new study of the fruit fly visual system currently published in the online journal Nature Communications…
Computer Modelling Sheds Light On How And When Vision Evolved
The study, which used computer modelling to provide a detailed picture of how and when opsins evolved, sheds light on the origin of sight in animals, including humans. The evolutionary origins of vision remain hotly debated, partly due to inconsistent …
Commonly Prescribed Glaucoma Drug May Be Effective In Treating Male Pattern Baldness And Other Forms Of Alopecia
If you’re balding and want your hair to grow back, then here is some good news. A new research report appearing online in The FASEB Journal shows how the FDA-approved glaucoma drug, bimatoprost, causes human hair to regrow. It’s been commercially avail…
Study Suggests Caution And Further Studies On Drugs Used To Treat Macular Degeneration
Millions of people with “wet” macular degeneration are prescribed a class of medication known as anti-VEGF drugs. But now scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that a drastic reduction of VEGF activity may do more harm than goo…
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Oct. 24, 2012
Reaching the point of no return: early intervention in a mouse model of obesity Obesity is a chronic metabolic disorder that affects half a billion people worldwide. Managing obesity is difficult, as many patients rebound to their pre-treatment weigh…
News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology: October 2012
Specific Bacterial Species May Initiate, Maintain Crohn’s Patients newly diagnosed with pediatric Crohn’s disease had significantly different levels of certain types of bacteria in their intestinal tracts than age-matched controls, according to a pap…
Researchers Clarify Process Controlling Night Vision
On the road at night or on a tennis court at dusk, the eye can be deceived. Vision is not as sharp as in the light of day, and detecting a bicyclist on the road or a careening tennis ball can be tough. New research reveals the key chemical process that…
Link Between Abnormal Involuntary Eye Movements In Amblyopia And Changes In Subcortical Regions Of Brain
Little is known about oculomotor function in amblyopia, or “lazy eye,” despite the special role of eye movements in vision. A group of scientists has discovered that abnormal visual processing and circuitry in the brain have an impact on fixational sac…
Jetrea (Ocriplasmin) Approved For Symptomatic Vitreomacular Adhesion In The Eyes, FDA
A new medication, Jetrea (ocriplasmin), has been approved by the FDA for VMA (symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion), an eye condition related to aging that can lead to complications and vision loss. When the vitreous gel adheres too strongly to the retin…
Aggregation Of Proteins In Cells May Result In Diseases
Changes in the structure of proteins can lead to various diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, type 2 diabetes and corneal dystrophy. A research team from Aarhus University has now discovered how a particular protein can damage cells. These results may lead t…
Smoking And Cataracts
Cigarette smoking is a well-known risk factor for a wide-range of diseases. Now, scientists have evidence that smoking may also increase the risk of age-related cataract, the leading cause of blindness and vision loss in the world…
Loss Of Sight Is A Primary Concern For Ageing Europeans As New Expert Forum States That A Large Proportion Of Blindness Is Preventable
E-FAB (European Forum Against Blindness) marks World Sight Day with a call to prevent avoidable blindness which remains a significant problem in Europe A new survey of over 5,000 people across five EU countries reveals a level of concern and perceived…