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The #1 cause of vision loss in the United States
A new study published in this week's Journal of? the American Medical Association reveals that one in three people with diabetes has diabetic retinopathy. In addition, 4% of those diagnosed with th...

Encouraging new treatment for blindness being studied.
A treatment that is currently FDA approved to treat seizures, migraines and bipolar disorder is being evaluated as a possible treatment for retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Retinitis pigmentosa is a comm...

Make sure you take the right Omega-3 fatty acids
People who consume fatty fish regularly tend to have lower rates of AMD than people who do not. A new study reported in the professional journal, Ophthalmology supports previously reported evidence...

Read about the artificial "eye" for those who are blind.
Certain eye conditions such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration may soon be treated by eye implants. The revolutionary eye implant has actually been in development since th...

Infants with eyelid tumors benefit from new test
Amblyopia is failure of vision to develop fully in infants despite normal eyes. It can occur from various causes, including strabismus (crossed eyes), undiagnosed need for strong eyeglasses, and mo...

Implantable Eye Telescope Receives FDA Approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Implantable Miniature Telescope for treating patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This visual prosthetic device i...

New Study Proves Vision screenings unreliable in kids.
Linear charts are the current method used in vision screenings for adolescent children. This method of screening may be unreliable in diagnosing farsightedness and astigmatism in school-aged childr...

Sugar junkies more likely to get macular degeneration
The admonition that "we are what we eat" has been repeated down through the years. What we eat can protect us from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) as well. A recent study finds that a regula...

Smoking and High HDL Cholesterol increase risk of blindness
Smoking and high cholesterol are two modifiable risk factors that can affect the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
A new study shows that AMD occurs infrequently before ...