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Study reveals glaucoma may be more than eye pressure issue
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 14 (ANI): A new study conducted in rats shows that chemical known to protect nerve cells also slows glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness.
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Demi Lovato opens up about physical implications of overdose
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): Singer-actor Demi Lovato opened up about the aftermath of her near-fatal drug overdose in 2018. The star got candid about the partial blindness she now lives with, explaining how it impacts her daily life.
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Study shows that mortality is associated with vision impairment
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): Researchers recently during a meta-analysis found that blindness and impairment of vision are closely associated with increased mortality risk. This has prompted a need to address global eye health disparities.
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Free eye check-up camps to be held across state: Goa CM
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Margao (Goa) [India], February 19 (ANI): "Vision for All' eye camps will be held all over the State as part of governments effort to reduce chances of blindness among the people, stated Goa Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant on Thursday at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.
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Risk of severe retinal disease halved in premature infants through combina
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): A Swedish study led by the University of Gothenburg shows that risk for a severe form of retinopathy of prematurity, which can cause blindness in extremely premature babies, was halved when the newborns were given a new supplement combining various fatty ac
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Halved risk for severe retinal disease in extremely premature infants
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): Risk for a severe form of retinopathy of prematurity, which can cause blindness in extremely premature babies, was halved when the newborns were given a new supplement combining various fatty acids, as shown in a Swedish study led from the University of Got
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Gene editing techniques helpful in retinal degeneration treatment
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 23 (ANI): A new study has found that gene-editing techniques like CRISPR-Cas hold the power to rectify inherited retinal degenerative mutations, which are the primary cause of blindness.
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Study highlights genome altering can help to treat human retinal degenerat
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 20 (ANI): A study published in journal Human Gene Therapy shows that gene editing therapies, including CRISPR-Cas frameworks, offer the possibility to address transformations causing inherited retinal degenerations, a leading cause of blindness.
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Scientists discover new promising strategy for common retinal diseases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): A potential new strategy for treating eye diseases that affect millions of people around the world, often resulting in blindness - has been discovered by a team of scientists.
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New strategy for treating common retinal diseases shows promise
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): Scientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a potential new strategy for treating eye diseases that affect millions of people around the world, often resulting in blindness.
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Study reveals blood test could diagnose baby brain damage just hours after
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 4 (ANI): Researchers have found that an early blood test could detect, which babies deprived of oxygen at birth are at risk of serious neuro-disabilities like cerebral palsy and epilepsy.
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Researchers discover stem cells in optic nerve that preserve vision
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Baltimore (Maryland) [USA], July 31 (ANI): Researchers have for the first-time identified stem cells in the region of the optic nerve, which transmits signals from the eye to the brain. The finding presents a new theory on why the most common form of glaucoma may develop and provides potenti
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