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Cause behind blindness in humans identified

The occurrence of this hereditary disease was initially identified in Schapendoes dogs as progress...

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Patients enroll in US stem cell trials on blindness

The first clinical trials that examine the use of stem cells to treat two forms of blindness are re...

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New therapies to reverse blindness on the anvil

A team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison used a recently developed technology t...

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Ranibizumab ‘has potential to prevent blindness`

Neil M. Bressler, M.D., of Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and collea...

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Now, a new technique to detect onset of blindness!

Scientists have developed a new technique which they claim will help detect healthy people at risk o...

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Now, an eye jab that cures blindness!

Scientists have developed a steroid implant which they claim could cure blindness.

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Omega-3 fatty acids keep blindness at bay

Research has shown that omega-3 fatty acids-commonly found in fish oil-can prevent retinopathy.

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Statins may prevent diabetic-related blindness

Researchers have found that a statin drug that is often known by the brand-name Lipitor may help pre...

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Omega-3 fatty acids keep blindness at bay

Omega-3 fatty acids, commonly found in fish oil can prevent retinopathy.

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`Discovered`: What causes blindness!

There are two types of AMD -- wet and dry. Drugs have only been developed to stabilise wet AMD.

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Diabetics risk blindness with just 2 drinks a day

Diabetics who drink just two glasses of wine a day are at greater risk of losing their sight.

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Two drinks a day pose risk to diabetics

Diabetics, please note-drinking as little as two goblets of wine daily can raise your risk of losing...

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Eating oily fish keeps blindness at bay

A diet rich in oily fish could hold the key to preventing blindness in the elderly, a study says.

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Stem cells for curing blindness ready for tests

Researchers have given the green light to inject embryonic stem cells into the eyes of teenagers.

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Electronic implants to give sight back to blind

Electronic implants that restore vision in people with retinal dystrophy may soon be reality.

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New study on lead exposure paves way for blindness treatment

Scientists have discovered some unexpected effects of lead exposure that may one day help prevent an...

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Vitamin A pill ‘can prevent old-age blindness in millions’

A drug based on vitamin A could prevent millions from going blind as they get older.

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Brit scientists crack gene code of blindness-causing disease

Brit scientists have discovered the gene that could trigger glaucoma—a common eye disease that cause...

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A gene therapy that restores vision

In a finding that could lead to treatment of genetic blindness, American researchers have develope...

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Gene discovery may offer blindness cure

Researchers have uncovered a new gene that could help save the sight of patients with a type of inhe...

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Drug shows promise against river blindness

Closantel, an old drug used to treat sheep and cattle infected with liver fluke, may prove effective...

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Saffron may halt or reverse sight loss

Indian yellow spice saffron may help people from incurable blindness, according to a new study.

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Marigolds can treat blindness?

Believe it or not, marigolds can treat blindness -- as a British optician has claimed to have rega...

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Eye floaters and flashes of light can lead to blindness

Eye floaters and flashes of light can lead to blindness if left untreated, a new study led by an Ind...

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Stem cell therapy `for blindness` on the anvil

In what`s claimed to be a ground -breaking research, scientists are to use embryonic stem cell the...

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Non-correctable vision problems mean increased death risk

Vision problems that cannot be corrected are linked to heightened risk of death among people between...

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Now, single jab that could prevent blindness

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland have developed a new method to inject drug into the b...

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Gene therapy improves vision for as long as one year

Three patients, who received gene therapy for an inherited form of blindness, continued having visio...

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Gene therapy to treat blindness on the anvil

In a novel study, American and Arab researchers are working together to develop a gene therapy that ...

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Fish oils may help prevent blindness in elderly

Fish oils could help prevent blindness in elderly people, according to US research. Macular degenera...

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