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Uveitis, an inflammation of the eye's middle layer of tissue, is responsible for about 10 percent of blindness in the United States. And smoking may increase the risk of contracting uveitis.

Women who are using or who had used Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) have higher rates of cataract removal than women who have never used HRT. This was the finding of an eight-year study of more t...

Predominantly considered a disease of the eye, scientists have discovered that the first signs of injury in glaucoma actually take place in the brain. The details of the discovery are in this we...

A researcher has discovered the process which causes retinal cells to die causing blindness in diabetic patients. It has long been known that high blood sugar levels from diabetes damage blood vess...

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. has filed a request with the FDA to test a treatment for macular degeneration. Advanced Cell would be conducting the clinical trial with the Foundation Fighting Blind...

Researchers have mapped five types of light receptors in a chicken's eye. What researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis discovered is that the receptors were laid out in...

3D movies are making a huge comeback these days. Moviegoers flocked to the blockbuster "Avatar" and were dazzled by the 3D images. However, for a small percentage of people, 3D movies can be a real...

A recent study published in the online journal BioPsychoSocial Medicine reveals that type 2 diabetics were much more likely to demonstrate poor impulse control in psychological testing than health...

An increasing number of Americans are being diagnosed with myopia according to a study by the National Eye Institute. The dramatic increase could be due to the increased use of technological gadget...