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Health News: Specific Protein Essential for Healthy Eyes
May 1st, 2013Researchers have found for the first time that a specific protein is essential for maintaining a healthy retina in the eye. It may also have implications for understanding various cancers and treating other conditions in the immune, reproductive, vascular, and nervous systems.
Early Predictor for Glaucoma
March 1st, 2013A new study finds that certain changes in blood vessels in the retina can be an early warning that a person is at increased risk for glaucoma.
Health News: Eyes Provide a Look into MS Progression
March 1st, 2013New research published online in Neurology suggests that thinning of a retinal layer may show how fast multiple sclerosis (MS) is progressing in people with the disease. “This study suggests that retinal thinning, measured by in-office eye scans, called OCT, may occur at higher rates in people with earlier and more active MS,” said Robert Bermel, MD.
Health Tips: Early Predictor for Glaucoma
March 1st, 2013A new study published online in Ophthalmology finds that certain changes in retinal blood vessels can be an early warning that a person is at increased risk for glaucoma, an eye disease that slowly robs people of their peripheral vision.
Health Tips: Vitamin D Shows Eye Health Benefits
November 1st, 2012Dietary supplements of vitamin D3 may boost visual function in lab mice suggests a new study from the UK with potential implications for the eye health market.
Health News: Diabetes Exacerbates Symptoms in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
September 1st, 2012Hypertension and diabetes are known risk factors for retinal microvascular damage. However, the combined effects of diabetes with early and established stages of hypertension on retinal microvascular degeneration remain incompletely understood.
Pretty Peepers
November 1st, 2011If your pretty peepers are the windows to your soul, then you surely don’t want dark circles or wrinkles to be the old, dingy curtains.
The thin, delicate skin around our eyes makes us prone to fine lines and wrinkles that show our age. But there are ways around it—history can attest to that.
Beautiful eyes are a blink away.
Eat Right to Protect Eyesight
September 1st, 2009The world is a beautiful place to behold. But for 15 million Americans, it can be a dim sight due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that impairs central eyesight in older people. Fortunately, a new study from Tufts University finds that eating foods low on the glycemic index (GI) and rich in nutrients that promote eye health can drastically reduce risk of AMD.
Look Out for Your Eyes
March 1st, 2008Whether you currently have 20/20 sight or can’t see the big E on an eye chart, here’s how to keep your eyes as strong and sharp as possible.
Whether you currently have 20/20 sight or can't see the big E on an eye chart, here's how to leep your eyes as strong and sharp as possible.
