Eye Conditions Archives

Dry Eye Disease on the Rise Among U.S. Men

Almost 4% of men in the United States develop dry eye disease (DED) after age 50, while almost 7.7% of men over 80 develop the disease, making it one of the most common eye conditions in the country. By the year 2030, DED is expected to affect more than 2.79…
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Risk Of Stroke Greater For Those With Glaucoma

Open angle glaucoma has been identified as a risk factor for stroke, but recently researchers have tightened this connection. They analyzed information from the over 1 million patients identified in the Taiwan National Health Insurance database, comparing over 4000 patients with OAG to over 20,000 patients without the condition -…
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AMD Linked to Cognitive Decline

Seniors who experience cognitive decline and don't do well on memory, language, and concentration tests are more likely to be suffering from the early developing macular degeneration. Researchers found that patients with impaired memory are more likely to have AMD without regard to their age, their education, and vascular risk…
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Macular Degeneration: Techniques for Adaption

Refocusing Vision | Cortical Reorganization Refocusing Vision Patient who develop age-related macular degeneration lose their central vision but their peripheral vision often is not damaged The UK Macular Disease Society has developed a method to train people to use the undamaged parts of their eyes to read and identify faces. …
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Link Discovered Between Glaucoma and WDR36 Gene

In glaucoma, cells in the optic nerve die, preventing the brain from understanding what patients see, first in peripheral vision and gradually in all vision. It is associated with high levels of intraocular pressure and connected to risk factors to and from a number of other conditions including stroke, herpes…
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Vitamin B and Folic Acid May Lower Risk of AMD

B & Folic Acid | B6, B12 & Folic Acid | Homocysteine Vitamin B & Folic Acid A team of Harvard researchers found that women who took a combination of folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12 had a 35% to 40% lower risk of developing age related macular degeneration (AMD)…
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Obesity Increases Risk of Macular Degeneration

AMD associated with higher Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Waist-Hip Ratio People with early or intermediate stages of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) make up a large and growing segment the elderly population. Researchers interested in identifying preventative measures to help this group lessen their risk of advanced AMD conducted…
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Cataract Surgery Does Not Increase Risk of AMD

Cataracts and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are both leading causes of blindness in the United States, but scientists have been uncertain if the two diseases may be linked. Researchers have just completed a study to assess the risk of developing AMD after cataract surgery. 4,477 participants in the Age-Related Eye…
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Vitamins E and B May Slow Lens Opacity

Long-term use of vitamin E supplements, as well as increased intake of riboflavin (vitamin B2) and/or thiamin (vitamin B1), may help reduce the progression of age-related lens opacification. Lens opacification (or clouding) is caused by the disruption of the transmission of light through the eye lens due to damage to…
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Meso-Zeaxanthin Aids Eyes

Lutein and zeaxanthin have been well researched as being essential nutrients in both helping to prevent the onset of macular degeneration as well as helping protect vision for those with macular degeneration. People with macular degeneration have been shown to have reduced macular pigment optical density (MPOD). Meso-zeaxanthin is the third…
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