Computer chips restore partial vision.
Eight patients that had lost their sight to retinitis pigmentosa, endured a ten hour operation to implant a 3mm x 3mm chip into one eye to enable them to see dark and light. More than half of them reported that it has improved their day to day lifestyle. It is important to get your eyesight accessed so that eye problems that can be treated are discovered and long-time damage is averted. Diabetes can cause damaging eye problems and another linked ailment for men can be erectile dysfunction which can be relieved by Cialis or Viagra.
Genetic Mutation behind Myopia
“Do you wear glasses or contact lenses? Then you may have a genetic mutation. Researchers have discovered mutations in a gene that’s associated with a severe form of nearsightedness. The finding could give rise to better understanding the condition and developing future treatments,” according to a post on Science World Report. “Yet a more severe form of this nearsightedness, called high-grade myopia, is what can really trouble patients. It affects up to two percent of Americans, and is especially common in Asian populations. It’s caused by a combination of genetics and environmental factors, such as large amounts of reading.” Read
Blind people have better memories, research finds
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Two New Therapies Could Wipe Out Inherited Disorders Causing Blindness
“Researchers have discovered that using two kinds of therapy in tandem may be a knockout combo against inherited disorders that cause blindness. While their study focused on man’s best friend, the treatment could help restore vision in people, too,” according to a post on Science Daily. “Published in the journal Molecular Therapy, the study builds on earlier work by Michigan State University veterinary ophthalmologist András Komáromy and colleagues. In 2010, they restored day vision in dogs suffering from achromatopsia, an inherited form of total color blindness, by replacing the mutant gene associated with the condition.” Read more. Article source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpticalNewsFromOpticalceus/~3/ztRfeS8OylQ/two-new-therapies-could-wipe-out.html
Glaucoma app launched
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Virginia MDs Impact Telescope for Macular Degeneration
“Physicians at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center have become the first in Virginia to successfully implant a telescope in a patient’s eye to treat macular degeneration,” according to Science Digest. “The telescope implant is designed to correct end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most advanced form of AMD and the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. Patients with end-stage AMD have a central blind spot. This vision loss makes it difficult or impossible to see faces, to read and to perform everyday activities such as watching television, preparing meals and self-care.” Read more. Article source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpticalNewsFromOpticalceus/~3/SbbcGcjnEXU/virginia-mds-impact-telescope-for.html
Babies of blind parents show improved communication skills
April 12 2013 Being raised by a blind parent does not prevent sighted babies from developing typical gaze processing and other social-communication skills, according to researchers. In fact, the team found that these babies showed advanced developmental abilities, mainly in the areas of visual memory and attention, compared with babies of sighted parents. The study, which involved five sighted babies of blind mothers and 51 sighted babies of sighted parents, used eye tracking to assess the face scanning and gaze following abilities of the babies. Reporting in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, Atsushi Senju, from the University of London,
Virtual glaucoma clinics established
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