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Vision problems in space travelers inform eye health, disease research

March 13, 2016

More recently, missions on board the International Space Station have revealed previously unreported effects of long-duration space flight on eyesight. Now, a study published in The FASEB Journal reports...

Glaucoma: why are so many of us blind to this sight-stealing disease?

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March 13, 2016

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Glaucoma: why are so many of us blind to this sight-stealing disease? Glaucoma is a primary cause of vision loss and blindness in the US, affecting around 2.7 million people - a number ...

Eating your greens might stave off glaucoma

Anupam

March 13, 2016

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Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness; even if treatment is received, 10% of people with the condition will eventually lose their sight. Unfortunately, as it stands, there is no cure; to make matters ...

‘Smart’ lens could predict risk of glaucoma progression

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March 13, 2016

Health

Dr. C. Gustavo De Moraes, an associate professor of ophthalmology at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) in New York, NY, and colleagues reveal the success of the novel technology in the journal Ophth...

Eye lens regeneration from own stem cells: ‘a paradigm shift in cataract surgery’

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March 13, 2016

Health

The researchers - including teams from the University of California-San Diego (UCSD), Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou and Sichuan University, both in China - describe their new regenerative medicine app...