News tagged with american journal of ophthalmology
Lack of antiepileptic drugs hurts awareness, treatment efforts in Zambia
(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite an international effort to raise awareness about epilepsy in resource-poor nations, a recently published study found nearly 50 percent of pharmacies in Zambia do not carry antiepileptic drugs, seriously ...
Oct 11, 2010 |
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Researchers test topical drug to treat diabetic macular edema
Early-stage human clinical trials showed that a new topical drug was safe and had biological effects in a type of diabetic eye disease, and may offer researchers a new approach to prevent and treat diabetic macular edema.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 24, 2010 |
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It's never too late to quit smoking and save your vision
Need a little extra incentive to kick the habit? Just in time for New Year's resolutions, a UCLA study finds that even after age 80, smoking continues to increase one's risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the ...
Dec 31, 2009 |
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Brandeis studies evaluate visionary approach to improving eyesight
Joseph Balboni loves sports. An avid tennis player and golfer, as well as baseball fan, the 46-year-old insurance agent became increasingly frustrated over time as his eyesight dimmed due to keratoconus, a degenerative eye ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Cancer drug is no different in effectiveness as gold standard treatment for macular degeneration
Investigators from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the VA Boston Healthcare System have shown, at 6 months in a small group of patients, that there is no difference in efficacy between Bevacizumab (Avastin) ...
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Test allows early detection of vision problems in infants with hemangiomas of eyelids
In children with vascular birthmarks around the eye, even partial blockage of vision can lead to visual loss due to amblyopia. Now a simple test can detect early evidence of amblyopia in infants too young for conventional ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 01, 2009 |
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