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New device allows the blind to ‘see’ with their tongues

Fascinating work being done at Dr. William Seiple at Lighthouse International in New York City. This device uses a patch that sits on the tongue, and vibrates in different ways depending on what the camera mounted on the glasses picks up. With training, one can "teach" the brain to pick…
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New Macular Degeneration Research: Scientists Grow New Retinal Cells

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have successfully grown light-sensing retinal cells from human skin cells. The ability to grow retinal cells may someday be used to treat degenerative eye diseases such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa by enabling doctors to repair damage to the retina with new cells…
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Pesticide Use Linked to Retinal Degeneration

Scientists have found an association between fungicide use and retinal degeneration in the wives of farmers who are pesticide applicators. Researchers had already found an association with retinal degeneration among the farmers themselves in the Agricultural Health Study, a large study of farm families from Iowa and North Carolina. Researchers…
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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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Carnosine combats cataracts

In the July 28, 2009 issue of the journal Biochemistry, Italian researchers report that the dipeptide carnosine shows promise not only in preventing cataracts but also in helping to treat the condition. Cataracts, which are characterized by a clouding of the eye's lens, are a major cause of visual impairment…
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Diet High in Antioxidants Helps Preserve Vision and Slows Down the Progression of Macular Degeneration

Antioxidants in Diets Antioxidants found in fruit and vegetables such as carrots can help slow down sight loss in older adults, say scientists. In a five-year study which included more than 400 people, scientists in Belfast and Waterford showed that the intake of high levels of both carotenoids - rich…
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New Contact Lenses Deliver Medication to the Eye

New technology may replace eye drops currently used by people suffering from glaucoma and dry-eye. Studies have found that a majority of glaucoma patients regularly skip their eye drops, putting themselves at risk for blindness, and that even when drops are used regularly, only a small percentage of the medication…
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Heavy Computer Use and Glaucoma

A 2004 cross-sectional study in 9124 Japanese workers indicated that there was a possible association between heavy computer users and glaucoma visual field abnormalities. In other words - if you use computers heavily, ie, programers, software engineers, gamers, The study looked at typical daily computer use, as well as long-term…
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