Eyesight Health

That research showed for the first time that high dose nutritional supplements could prevent the progression of macular degeneration.  

Researchers from Ohio State University may have discovered a mechanism by which proteins known as xanthophylls help prevent against age-related vision loss, they reported in a study published in the Journal of ...  

While there are some medical procedures out there to help improve eyesight they can be risky and expensive. Glasses and contacts are also costly as well as something you have to keep track of. You can improve your eyesight on your own by jumping on a rebounder. It is also a fun way to get [...]  

At least nine people lost their eyesight after undergoing cataract surgery at a government aided eye hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district, some 90 km from Lucknow.  

At least nine people lost their eyesight after undergoing cataract surgery at a government aided eye hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district, some 90 km from Lucknow, officials said Tuesday. A high-level inquiry has been ordered by the...  

Nine treatment centres will be established across Wales to help ensure faster, fairer treatment for patients at risk of losing their sight, Health Minister Edwina Hart announced today. It follows a review of current arrangements by Local Health Boards for delivering treatment for wet age-related...  

A rapid, accurate and affordable genetic screen, utilizing DNA microarray technology on a single chip  

These discoveries will enable ophthalmologists to more precisely identify those who are likely to develop AMD, to select optimal, individualized treatments, and to monitor the disease.  

Main Category: Eye Health / Blindness Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Potentia Pharmaceuticals, a privately held biotechnology company developing medicines for the treatment of age-related ...  

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday attacked critics of a pact giving U.S. troops three years to leave Iraq, saying they wanted the Americans to stay just so they could agitate against them.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has decided on Eric Holder, a former senior official in the Clinton administration, to be attorney general, Newsweek said on Tuesday.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Sen. Hillary Clinton is to be picked by President-elect Barack Obama as his secretary of state, it may well depend on a review of the business activities of her husband, former President Bill Clinton.  

An investigational drug called retinylamine slowed the progression of a condition in mice that is very similar to age-related macular degeneration in humans, report investigators at Case Western Reserve ...  

This month's Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, reports on the conclusions from a population-based study of risk factors related to progression or regression of diabetic retinopathy over a 25 year period in people with Type 1 diabetes, and on the associati  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Tuesday said the unpredictable nature of the current financial crisis meant it was necessary to ensure that financial bailout money was not diverted to other uses.