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New therapy being developed to help reverse vision loss
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a new technique of injecting healthy cells into eyes affected by vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or retinitis pigme...

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Drug used to treat interstitial cystitis increases risk of maculopathy
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham examined the link between PPS exposure and maculopathy.
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Is 2021 Another Year to be Thankful? [reprised from 2020]
It's been yet another difficult year, so it may seem difficult to conjure up thanks this year. And yet...

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What Diet is Good for Your Eyes?
A diet that that is good for heart health is also good for eye health and protection from blue and UV light.

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New Intraocular lens helps patients see at all distances after cataract surgery
Now, with a new kind of intraocular lens that corrects for all ranges of distances, more patients will be able to toss their glasses after cataract surgery.

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Strategies Eye Doctors use for their Patients with Dry Macular Degeneration
I don't want to see ANY progression on their photographs or optical scans. If I do, I modify strategies.

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New Eyedrop Approved by FDA to Improve Vision
There’s a new prescription eyedrop that was just approved for presbyopia and farsightedness by the FDA, and I have concerns.

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Eye drops to treat farsightedness approved by FDA
The FDA recently announced it's approval of the first eye drops to treat presbyopia (farsightedness).

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What's it like being an ophthalmologist?
There is tremendous responsibility in being an ophthalmologist, and especially being an eye surgeon.