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Are Video Games, iPads and Cell Phones Damaging To Children's Eyes?
Working for an Ophthalmologist who specializes in Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery, I do not see pediatric patients very often. But many of my friends  question me, knowing that I am in the Eye Care ...
Higher oxygen levels in African-Americans may increase glaucoma risk
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis discovered that oxygen levels are notably higher in the eyes of African-American patients with glaucoma compared to Caucasian pa...
Vitamin C necessary for retinal cell function
Vitamin C is necessary for retinal cells to function properly and researchers believe that vitamin C plays a vital role in the proper functioning of the brain as well. A study conducted by research...
Volunteers receive embryonic stem cell treatment
Surgeons implanted lab-grown retinal cells into the eyes of patients going blind from macular degeneration in the hopes of halting the loss of vision. Researchers were recently given the green ligh...
Blue-Eyed Baseball Player Blames Sun for Lower Daytime Batting Average.
Texas Ranger's superstar outfielder, Josh Hamilton, has recently publicly stated that he feels that the reason he is hitting so pooly during the day is because of his blue eyes.   Take a look
New treatment underway for wet amd
A study which is currently underway offers new hope to those suffering from wet age-related macular degeneration. Patients who received their first dose of a new gene-based treatment for their neov...
Can a Tuberculosis vaccine cure insulin dependent diabetes?
Results of a Phase 1 clinical trial offer hope to type 1 diabetic patients of a possible cure for type 1 diabetes. Researchers found that the generic drug BCG was able to temporarily reverse Type 1...