Their process used an iPhone app called Filmic pro and a few other instruments. Researchers were able to create high-quality fundus images. This method could create a more portable and inexpensive option in eye treatment.
Fundus photography is crucial to eye care. It is used routinely to document eye condition in consultation and operation. However, commercial fundus cameras are very costly. This limits smaller practices and doctors in third world countries.
The researchers simplified this process with the iPhone camera. Previous attempts were limited by the built-in focus and exposure of smartphones.
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It’s important to check with your doctor if you are suffering from chronic head pain. However, there are some natural remedies you may find helpful.
Exercise
Studies find that aerobic exercise is as effective at preventing migraines as the migraine medication topiramate. A study
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Subjects who took Zocor, lipitor or similar statins are more likely to get cataracts than non-statin users.1 A number of studies assessing data with different mathematical models find that the risk is increased by 27% to 34%.
Cholesterol can build up in the arteries, clogging them and causing strokes and heart attacks. A popular type of drug calls “statins” reduce cholesterol by blocking a substance that body needs to make cholesterol. Around 25% of Americans over the age of 45 take statin drugs to
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Sai Chavala, MD, assistant professor of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology and director of the Laboratory for Retinal Rehabilitation at the University of North Carolina, says a class of drugs known as MDM2 inhibitors, has been successful in tests on mice for both wet and dry macular degeneration.
Macular degeneration is a major cause of vision loss, with millions worldwide affected. The part of the eye that gives us sharp, clear vision
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This report, called “Green Tea Catechins and Their Oxidative Protection in the Rat Eye,” is the first to detail how all the eye tissue take in green tea’s antioxidants, called “catechins.” This research may ultimately show how green tea could help stave off glaucoma and other eye diseases.
Antioxidants are important because they attack free radicals, molecules that create oxidative stress. Significant research points to free radical damage as a potential cause of disease, damage and aging to the
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In this type of central vision loss, blood vessels grow at the back of the eye, which does not occur in the normal eye. The new drug-delivery system, using a biodegradable time-release coating, helped the drug stay in the eye longer.
Tests showed the drug halted the blood vessel growth in mice with similar eye conditions as people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). If further results show it’s effective in humans, it could dramatically reduce the number of injections needed to treat the disease, lowering the risk of infection for patients.
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In a new study that examined the association of cerebrovascular disease with a wide variety of neurodegenerative diseases, the strongest correlation was found to be with Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that the link was strongest in younger Alzheimer’s patients, in whom the effects of cerebrovascular disease were most pronounced.
Cerebrovascular disease, which affects the circulation of blood in the brain, has previously
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Most people are aware that diabetics are at risk for This is because high blood glucose, or high blood sugar levels, puts people at risk for these problems. Yet, many of us don’t realize that we all need to be concerned about the dangers of high blood sugar levels to our overall health.
High blood sugar levels produce advanced glycation end products or AGEs. AEGs have been linked to the aging process, heart disease, and dementia, as well as serious eye diseases. And, while AGEs are more
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World Wide Beta Carotene Deficiency
The study, published in The Journal of Nutrition, states that many people across the world do not get the necessary 2 -4 mg of vitamin A. Source: Nutraingredients.
Controversy over GMO “Golden Rice”
A variety of rice genetically modified to contain beta-carotene awaits approval in the Philippines. Supporters claim the rice could be an answer to the widespread Vitamin A deficiency in the country. They hope to see the “Golden Rice” in fields within the year, after it passes biosafety tests.
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Researchers at Ohio State University examined the effect of high levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood of postmenopausal women. The study found that this showed a lower risk of hip fractures in the patients.
Hip fracture and bone loss issues are often increased by inflammation. Omega-3 fatty acids are already known to lower inflammation. The study thus posed the question of whether omega-3 fatty acid intake might lower fracture risk.
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