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gene therapy
Gene therapy technique may offer hope as a glaucoma treatment
A study in Nature Communications details the research that involved a protein known as Protrudin.

iPS cells
World's first iPS transplant of visual cells performed
The transplant team used iPS cells grown from the blood cells of a healthy donor.

age-related macular degeneration
5 Eye Diseases that can lead to Blindness
There are five eye diseases that are the leading causes of blindness and low vision in the United States: age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and eye injurie...

age related macular degeneration
High fat diet linked to higher risk of blindness
Researchers discovered that a high fat diet disrupts the ability of retinal pigment epithelial cells to adjust to the changing conditions in the eye as it ages, which can result in long-term retin...

age-related macular degeneration
Macular Degeneration | Hard versus Soft Drusen
Drusen can be either hard or soft and while both types need to be monitored, hard drusen don't usually cause vision problems.

AMD
Parkinson's drug may be a treatment for advanced age-related macular degeneration
Researchers discovered that levodopa is safe, well-tolerated and not only improved visual outcomes but also delayed anti-VEGF injections.

cardiovascular health
A healthy heart can help keep your eyes healthy
Researchers analyzed the data from 6,118 adults who were 40 years old or older and had participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between the years of 2005 - 2008.

dry eye symptoms
Mask-associated dry eye is really a thing
Since the beginning of the pandemic and the increase in the wearing of masks, eye care providers have noticed an increase in patients complaining of dry eye symptoms.

blood glucose
Dr. Krawitz's Autumn Advice
Mask use is important to spread the disease of not only Coronavirus, but all respiratory viruses, which hitch a ride on the water droplets in your breath. As long as your mask blocks the water drop...