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In the April issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, research has shown that vitamin D supplementation may be an important key in warding of age-related macular degeneration in women younger than 7...

New hope is offered in the search for new treatments for age related macular degeneration (AMD). Researchers from the Georgetown University Medical Center were able to create retinal cells from adu...

A recent study published in the March issue of the journal Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery reveals that eye surgery can improve the quality of life for people suffering from facial paralysis. Be...

A recent study revealed that holding a cell phone to the ear for an extended time increases brain activity in the areas of the brain closest to the phone?s antenna. The study findings are significa...

I successfully avoided American Idol for its first 9 seasons, only to turn it on to follow a favorite with a family link to our office. But I'm turning it off once again. Here's why. Take 1: ...

A new study in published in the journal Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation reveals that adults with decreased kidney function are at an increased risk of developing age-related macular degenerat

Retinopathy of prematurity is a condition that affects mainly low-birth-weight infants and is the number one cause of childhood blindness in the world. A new study showed that intravitreal injectio...

Patients with retinal disease who are treated with intravitreal anti-VEGF injections have a lower incidence of retinal detachment according to a recent study. The retrospective study involved revie...

Researchers are testing a new system which would deliver drugs to the eyes via tiny microbot inserted into the eyes of patients suffering from wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Currently,...