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First Gene Associated with Dry Macular Degeneration Found

Genetic Link to Dry Macular Degeneration Found

Gene Linked to 'Dry' Macular Degeneration

Gene Linked to 'Dry' Macular Degeneration

Blindness In Old Age May Be Triggered By Hyperactive Immune Resistance

Gene Mutation for Eye Disorder Found

Magnetic Pulses to Brain Improve Lazy Eye in Adults

Glaucoma Treatment Can Prevent Blindness

Retina transplants show promise in patients with retinal degeneration

Revolutionary Therapy: Needle-Free Technology for the Treatment Of Blinding Eye Disease

Glaucoma therapeutics

Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease

A Genetic Marker For Nearsightedness? Update On Vitamins And AMD, And Recovery From Optic Neuritis

Gene Therapy Involving Antibiotics May Help Patients With Usher Syndrome

Ranibizumab and pegaptanib for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration

Seeing is believing: Can't do LASIK? Check out implantable contact lenses

New eye exam detects eye problems at early stage

Taking Aim at Dry AMD

Research targets diabetes-related eye conditions

Firm's device detects eye disease precursor

New Findings on Vitamin E and Cataracts in Women, Good Vision and Longer Life, and a Possible Cause of Glaucoma

Gene therapy restores vision in patients with rare congenital blindness

Ranibizumab Injections Reduce Retinal Swelling

Vision Partially Restored In Blind Mice

Promising Early Evidence Of The Superior Benefits Of Drug Therapy For Diabetic Eye Disease

Myopic macular holes without surrounding pathology have better outcomes

Drug therapy benefits diabetic eye disease

New vector carries big genes linked to inherited blindness

Artificial eye implant raises hope for blindness cure

New Treatment Offers Hope in Macular Degeneration

New hope for victims of macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa

A Clearer Picture of Cloudy Eyes

Like Dogs, Like Humans? Day Blindness In The Wirehaired Dachshund

AMD and diabetic retinopathy may be helped with Robo4

When the Capsule Breaks

Under the laser instead of the blade

“Fluorescent” Cells Give Early Warning for Eye Disease

Role gound for glaucoma gene and a signaling pathway

A new age-related macular degeneration discovery

Long-term Retinal Implant Study Offers Hope For Treating Blindness

'Fluorescent' Cells Give Early Warning For Eye Disease, Study Says

Study Paves Way For Development Of Macular Degeneration Cures

Mouse Model of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Developed

Eye Cancer Gene's Role In Retinal Development Defined

Scientists Test The Safety Of Experimental Drug For Vision Loss

New Treatment For Macular Degeneration

Surgery Without Stitches: Bio-film From Crab Shells Seals Surgical Wounds

Don't Be Blind To Risks Of Ophthalmic Condition - Medical Defence Union Warns GPs

LASIK Works Well, According To Long-Term Study Of Highly Myopic Patients

Laser Surgery Can Correct Nearsightedness

Transporters May Help Delay Diabetes-related Retinal Damage

Potential New Treatment For Age-Related Macular Degeneration

New treatment for age-related macular degeneration within sight

New insights into cataracts

Immune cell age plays role in retinal damage in age-related macular degeneration

Physics Provides New Insights On Cataract Formation

Ranibizumab improves vision-related function in neovascular AMD

Bevacizumab controls neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration

LASIK For Older Adults - Benefits And Problems

Detect Retinal Disease Early

‘Twinkle’ eye test could improve AMD diagnosis

Massive MicroRNA Scan Uncovers Leads to Treating Muscle Degeneration

Investigators Identify Specific Cell That Causes Eye Cancer, Disproving Long-held Theory

First animal model of age-related macular degeneration

Eye Doctor Says Laser Surgery Safer Than Contacts

Computer simulator significantly improves sight-impaired patients' vision

Eyeing the risks of LASIK eye surgery

Model To Study Age-related Macular Degeneration Could Pave Way For Better Treatment

Biotech firm to create drug for eye disease

Vitamins may not protect against sight loss

Cause of Visual Problems Among Children of Hypothyroid Mothers Found

Eye Condition, If Left Untreated In Children, May Result In Permanent Visual Disability

Treatment For One Of The World's Leading Causes Of Blindness May Improve Dramatically

MIT IDs Binocular Vision Gene

Laser Treatment For Diabetic Eye

Ethnicity a factor in optic disease

Scientists Eye Secrets of Retinal Regeneration

No Need for Children with Lazy Eye to Wear Patches All Day

New gel to treat retinal diseases in development

New insights into retinal growth

Less Eye Patch Time OK for Lazy Eye

New Cause Of Blindness Discovered

Organisms Found On Contact Lenses Can Provide Clues To Cause Of Corneal Eye Infection

Certain Nutrients Associated With Reduced Risk For Age-related Eye Disease

Management of Diabetic Retinopathy

Eyedrops may help battle blindness

Link Discovered Between Zinc And Macular Degeneration

New Treatment For 'Pinkeye'

Restoring Sight, One Pixel At A Time

Zinc and macular degeneration link

Research Team Finds Link between Zinc and Macular Degeneration

Eye-staining Technique Offers Early Detection for Dry Eye Syndrome

Vision Restoration Therapy Shown To Improve Brain Activity In Brain Injured Patients

Fluctuating Eye Pressure Associated With Visual Field Deterioration In Glaucoma Patients

Recovery in Adult Eyes Damaged in Early Development

Research Outlined For Surgical Technique For Implantable Telescope For Severe Age-related Macular Degeneration

Gene variant increases risk of blindness

New Treatment For Glaucoma Shows Promise In Laboratory, Say Researchers

Fish Eyes Could Hold Clue To Repairing Damaged Retinas In Humans

Research Shows NPD1 Protects A Key Component Of Vision

Dietary Carbs Linked to Vision Loss

Zebrafish Study May Point Way to Blindness Cure

Untreated eyes appear to benefit more from ranibizumab treatment than previously treated eyes

More evidence that OCT can help determine when to retreat AMD patients with Lucentis

Alternative approach for posterior polar cataracts

The typical endophthalmitis patient

Laser- A boon in eye treatment

Increased Risk Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration From Gene Variant

C3 gene variant increases risk of blindness

Immune Gene Variant May Cause Macular Degeneration

Cilia research may help find cure for inherited eye diseases

Link Between Carbohydrate Quality And Vision Loss Is Strengthened By New Data

Holograms Make For Better Vision Tests

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Protect Eyes Against Retinopathy, Study Finds

If you have blurred vision, get it checked out

Triple therapy improves vision in AMD

Gene Therapy Awakens The Brain Despite Blindness From Birth

Cysts

Protein Roadmap for Inherited Eye Diseases

Cancer drug helps save vision

Untreatable Eye Disease Improves with Avastin

Nanoparticle Offers Promise For Treating Glaucoma

Thirteenth gene linked to Leber's congenital amaurosis

River blindness may resist drug

Eye Infections Tied To Certain Contact Lens Solution Use, Study Suggests

Eye Infections Tied to Contact Lens Use

High Arterial Pulse Pressure Associated With High-tension Open-angle Glaucoma

Advice for Contact Lens Wearers on Protecting Eyes Against Infection

Blood Pressure Trouble Leaves Eyes at Risk for Glaucoma

Stem cells 'to provide blindness cure'

Scientists Set Their Sights On Cure For Age-Relaed Macular Degeneration

Gene Responsible For Blindness In Infants And Children Identified

Stem cell therapy for eye disease

Blind Dogs Can See After New Treatment for Sudden Onset Blinding Disease

Triple therapy for choroidal neovascularization due to AMD

CDC links contact solution brand to infection

Researchers Awaken Vision Cells in Blind Mice

A Gene to Cure Blindness

Soft Contacts Designed For Cone-shaped Cornea

Higher intake of fish, Vitamin D linked to lower risk of age-related blindness

Could Fish and Vitamin D Prevent Macular Degeneration?

Mid-Life Headaches May Increase Risk of Vision Problems

Nutrients cut macular degeneration risk - US study

Vitamin D, omega-3s might cut eye disease risk

Bone Marrow Stem Cells May Cure Eye Disease

VEGF Trap-Eye Phase 2 Wet AMD Results Reported at ARVO Annual Meeting

MIT Team Takes High-resolution, 3-D Images Of Eye

Gene Therapy For Childhood Blindness In First Clinical Trial

Revolutionary treatment for blindness

Laser Device Can Generate 3D Models of Human Eyes

Gene therapy used to try and cure type of blindness

Doctors seek to cure blind patients by injecting eye with genes

New device measures risk for Macular Degeneration

First gene therapy test for childhood blindness

Lazy Eye May Be Reversible in Adults

Gene therapy first for poor sight

Scientists Identify Key To Integrating Transplanted Nerve Cells Into Injured Tissue

Genes May Predict Elderly Blindness Risk

Vision Restoration Study Shows Promise

Over 40? LASIK Eye Surgery Succeeds

LASIK For Older Adults - Benefits And Problems

Local scientist testing new eye treatments

Lexicon Reports on Anti-Angiogenesis Target Discoveries

Multiple Sclerosis Drug Combats Vision Loss

Steroid use in cataract surgery: On its way out?

One Donor Cornea Could Treat Multiple Patients

Beta carotene pills powerless in vision loss

Retinal Implants May Be Significantly Enhanced With New Software

One Donor Cornea May Treat 3 Patients

Clinical trial for Diabetic Macular Edema

Vision Problems May Be Unexpected Part of Pregnancy

New Eye Condition Striking Young Chinese Americans

Sight-saving new test

Stem Cells Rescue Vision

Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Rescuing Deteriorating Vision

Cataract surgery associated with higher PDT rate for AMD

Granada-Based Scientists Make The First Artificial Cornea Model Using Rabbit Stem Cells

Zinc may be behind age-related macular degeneration

Inserted human gene makes mice see red

Study adds color to mice's vision, evolution debate

Study Offers Hope Against Leading Cause of Blindness

Zinc Provokes Blindness

Researchers Identify Protein to Supress Abnormal Cell Growth

Researchers Begin Tests On Next Generation Of Retinal Implant

High-Tech Implants Restore Limited Vision and Mobility

Potentia Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of Phase I Clinical Trials to Evaluate its Lead Compound for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Blind can see again thanks to bionic eye

Zinc in body could affect eyes: study

Zinc could be key to eye disease

Beta carotene pills alone fail to prevent vision loss from macular degeneration in elderly

Study finds, Major Cause of Blindness Inherited

No-line bifocals slows myopia progression in some children

Eyesight Chip

Dry Eye Syndrome May Cut Life Quality

'Miracle' drug will save sight of thousands

Eyesight Vitamin Fails

Regenerative Scaffolds In the Eye

Synthetic lens tint helps cataract patients

Study Uncovers Clues for Why Graves’ Disease Attacks the Eyes

PVD induction with intravitreal expansile gas: treatment of stage 2 macular holes

Molecular Testing Provides Useful Information In Caring For Those With Genetic Retinal Diseases

Treating Wet Form Of AMD - Othera Eye Drop Data Shows Synergistic Effect With Lucentis & Avastin

Getting the Focus Back

Tamoxifen May Affect Women's Eye Health

Eye-Tech Miracle

Artificial Retina Could Help Blind Regain Partial Sight

The blind will see: bionic eyes to help restore sight

Retinal Implant Restores Limited Sight to Blind

Genetic Testing Sheds Light on Degenerative Eye Disease

Laser Treatment Does Not Prevent Vision Loss for People with Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Research Yields Clues to Diabetic Eye Disease

Stroke patients can train brain to repair vision

Teens, adults unaware smoking raises blindness risk

Surgery Can Improve Vision for People with Drooping Eyelids

Researcher Placing Eye Implants In Cats To Help Humans See

Researchers Discover Protein That Causes Blood Vessel Leakage and Swelling in Diabetic Retinopathy

Wearing No-line Bifocals Slows Myopia Progression in Some Children

Lipid Study Eyes Human Tears

Genentech warns doctors of Lucentis stroke risk

New Deformable Mirror To Enhance Retinal Imaging Systems For Earlier Detection Of Eye Diseases

Diabetes, macular degeneration, and retinal tears

NeoVista, Inc Reports Positive Study Results on Wet AMD Therapy.

Sight-Saving New Test

Treatment improving for age-related vision problems

Macular degeneration has a strong genetic link

Drug tests show retinopathy reversal, suggest laser option

Vision Loss Can Be Prevented in People with Diabetes

Doctors Try New Drug For Treating Eye Disease

Doctors turn focus to new vision drug

Implantable Miniature Telescope Improves Vision and Quality of Life in Patients with End-stage Macular Degeneration: Presented at AAO

Doctors using new technology to treat macular degeneration

Rheopheresis effective, safe for elderly with AMD

Age Related Macular Degeneration Update from the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Retinal Specialists

Doctors: Keep an early eye out for vision loss

Doctors make eye cells see light

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