Eye Conditions Archives

A Step Towards a Cure for Color-Blindness

Researchers from the University of Washington and the University of Florida have used gene therapy to cure two monkeys of color blindness. An article published online in the journal Nature discusses the potential for this type of gene therapy to treat adult vision disorders involving cone cells, including color blindness…
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Increasing antioxidants may help Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PES)

Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PES) is an eye condition that leads to glaucoma. This condition has been called this because deposits on the surface of the lens look like flakes of dandruff, as if the lens capsule has exfoliated (shed the flakes). This is due to parts of the eye creating these…
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High-Risk Glaucoma Patients: Risk Factors

Damage to Hemifields Scientists have determined that glaucoma patients who have damage to both hemifields (half of the visual field) of their eye will experience more rapid progression of the disease than patients who have damage to a single hemifield. The study, published in the September 2009 journal Archives of…
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Lutein, Zeaxanthin and Vitamin E Reduce Risk of Cataracts

An observational 10-year study of more than 35,000 middle-aged U.S. women observed the women's use of dietary supplements and occurrence of cataracts.* The study found significant evidence that women who got more lutein, zeaxanthin and vitamin E were less likely to develop cataracts than women who are lacking intake of…
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Does Your Back-to-School Checklist Include a Vision Screening?

Your child’s academic success depends on good vision. The National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, estimates that only one in three preschoolers receives vision screening. NEI also estimates that: 300,000 to 750,000 children aged 3 to 5 have amblyopia (lazy eye) 450,000 to 600,000 have…
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Meso-zeaxanthin and Macular Degeneration Prevention

A supplement of meso-zeaxanthin may bolster macular pigment optical density (MPOD), according to researchers from Florida International University (Nutr Metab . 2007;4:12) (DOI:10.1186/1743-7075-4-12). Lutein and zeaxanthin have been the primary focus of research trials exploring how the xanthophyll carotenoids can support macular pigment and possibly prevent onset of age-related macular…
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Studies Show Relationship of Blood Pressure and Glaucoma

Glaucoma may continue to progress after the reduction of IOP to targeted levels. Research is providing increasing support for the idea that vascular risk factors may be the cause. Several population-based studies have suggested that low diastolic perfusion pressure is associated with an increased incidence of open-angle glaucoma (OAG). Perfusion…
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Parents — Are You Protecting Your Child’s Eyesight?

Survey by The College of Optometrists finds 76% of parents do not protect their children’s eyes in the sun. A new survey of 2000 British families shows that parents are risking their child’s eyesight by exposing them to bright sunlight without appropriate protection. Over three-quarters of parents questioned admitted to…
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Aerobic Exercise Beneficial for Glaucoma Patients

Scientists in Greece have released results of a study in which they questioned whether there should be limits on exercise with regard to effects on inter-ocular pressure (IOP) of the eyes. This study, published in the August issue of BMC Ophthalmology, found that people with glaucoma do not need to limit exercise,…
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New Glaucoma Treatments May be on the Horizon

Glaucoma Eye Drops A team of Italian researchers may have developed a new type of eye drop for glaucoma treatment, according to an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Researchers noted that elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma leads to loss of retinal ganglion cells…
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