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Researchers Develop Gene Therapy That Could Correct A Common Form Of Blindness
25 Jan 2012 at 1:00am
A new gene therapy method developed by University of Florida researchers has the potential to treat a common form of blindness that strikes both youngsters and adults. The technique works by replacing a malfunctioning gene in the eye with a normal working copy that supplies a protein necessary fo...
Retinitis Pigmentosa In Dogs Cured By Gene Therapy
24 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
Members of a University of Pennsylvania research team have shown that they can prevent, or even reverse, a blinding retinal disease, X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, or XLRP, in dogs. The disease in humans and dogs is caused by defects in the RPGR gene and results in early, severe and progressive v...
Stem Cell Treatment For Blindness Shows Promise In Trials
23 Jan 2012 at 12:00pm
The first published results of trials using cells derived from human embryonic stem cells appear to show they have passed an initial safety hurdle...
How Protein In Teardrops Annihilates Harmful Bacteria
23 Jan 2012 at 12:00am
A disease-fighting protein in our teardrops has been tethered to a tiny transistor, enabling UC Irvine scientists to discover exactly how it destroys dangerous bacteria. The research could prove critical to long-term work aimed at diagnosing cancers and other illnesses in their very early stages...
Risk Of Blindness Halved Over Last Decade
23 Jan 2012 at 12:00am
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most frequent cause of blindness in the Western World. A report from the University of Copenhagen and Glostrup Hospital in Denmark shows the number of new cases of blindness and severe visual loss in Denmark has been halved during the last ten years...
Invention Makes Children Eye Exams Inexpensive, Comprehensive, And Simple To ...
20 Jan 2012 at 1:00am
Eighty-five percent of children's learning is related to vision. Yet in the U.S., 80 percent of children have never had an eye exam or any vision screening before kindergarten, statistics say. When they do, the vision screenings they typically receive can detect only one or two conditions...
Extended Pain Relief For Laser Eye Surgery Patients Via Contact Lenses
20 Jan 2012 at 12:00am
Scientists are reporting development of contact lenses that could provide a continuous supply of anesthetic medication to the eyes of patients who undergo laser eye surgery - an advance that could relieve patients of the burden of repeatedly placing drops of medicine into their eyes every few hou...
Glaucoma Origins May Lead Potential Cure
19 Jan 2012 at 12:00am
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness. Nearly 4 million Americans have the disorder, which affects 70 million worldwide. There is no cure and no early symptoms. Once vision is lost, it's permanent...

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