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Scientists find out new genetic mutation responsible for childhood glaucom
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An international team of researchers led by Mass Eye and Ear, a member of Mass General Brigham and Boston Children's Hospital, has discovered a new genetic mutation that could be the root cause of severe cases of childhood glaucoma, a devastating condition that runs in families and can rob c
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Researchers reveal new genetic mutation cause of childhood glaucoma
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers have identified new genetic mutation which may be the cause of server cases in patients with childhood glaucoma, a debilitating condition that runs in families and can cause blindness in children as young as three years old.
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New genetic mutation behind childhood glaucoma identified
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An international team of scientists led by Mass Eye and Ear, a member of Mass General Brigham, and Boston Children's Hospital, has discovered a new genetic mutation that may be a root cause of severe cases of childhood glaucoma, a devastating condition that runs in families and can rob child
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Study: Retinal cells have potential to protect from diabetic retinopathy
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Diabetes mellitus (DM) causes diabetic retinopathy (DR), which is the major cause of blindness in people of working age. DR usually appears after many years of diabetes, and some people do not develop diabetic retinopathy for more than 50 years.
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Value of simulation-based training for cataract surgery highlighted in new
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 23 (ANI/PRNewswire): New scientific evidence demonstrating the value of simulation-based training for cataract surgery has been showcased in a series of articles published in the peer-reviewed Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, as led by medical officers of HelpMeSee an
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Lab-grown 'mini eyes' unlock understanding of blindness in rare genetic co
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) have grown 'mini eyes', which make it possible to study and better understand the development of blindness in a rare genetic disease called Usher syndrome for the first time.
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Research suggests blinding eye disease linked with cardiovascular disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Patients with a specific form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States, are also highly likely to have either underlying heart damage from heart failure and heart attacks, or advanced heart valve disease, or carotid artery disease associate
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L V Prasad Eye Institute and CognitiveCare collaborate to utilize AI and M
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): L V Prasad Eye Institute, a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness, and CognitiveCare, a Healthcare AI startup and pioneer in the early detection and quantification of health risks, today announced
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Adult brain may partially recover from genetic blindness: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], October 15 (ANI): A new understanding of how some visually impaired people may come to see provides a new perspective on the brain's potential. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine School of Biological Sciences and the School of Medicine collaborated to unco
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Study discovers how adult brain has the capacity to partially recover from
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 10 (ANI): A new understanding of how some visually handicapped individuals might begin to see gives a fresh perspective on the brain's capabilities. A partnership between researchers at the University of California, Irvine School of Biological Sciences and the School
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Adult brain has power to regain vision: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): A new insight into how some visually impaired adults can begin to see offers a fresh perspective on the brain's capabilities. According to new research, the adult brain has the potential to recover partially from inherited blindness.
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Adult brain has ability to recover vision: New research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): A discovery about how some visually impaired adults could start to see offers a new vision of the brain's possibilities. The adult brain has the potential to partially recover from inherited blindness, according to new research.
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