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Ophthalmologists have found effective treatments for diabetic retinopathy

Artificial intelligence can accurately detect diabetic eye.

17 Oct 2019 11:26 AM

Lower eye diseases with healthy diet

Study reveals that healthy diet may lower eye disease risk.

02 Sep 2019 1:26 PM

Apple MacBook Air 2018 review: A long-awaited fresh Air

The Air is a big upgrade from the older variant, but comes in with a big price tag.

19 Dec 2018 10:16 AM

Viagra could be new miracle cure for blindness, say scientists

According to scientists, the little blue pills could actively repair damaged eyes and stop further loss of sight.

13 Aug 2018 1:40 PM

Blue light from smartphones, digital devices may accelerate blindness

Blue light exposure causes retinal to trigger reactions that generate poisonous chemical molecules in photoreceptor cells.

09 Aug 2018 12:51 PM

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Looking to cure glaucoma? Turmeric could help

Researchers find a compound in the yellow spice can be used in eye drops to halt vision loss.

28 Jul 2018 1:45 PM

Scientists develop novel eye drop may treat age-related vision loss

The scientists' pending patents for the eye drops are now owned by US-based company, Macregen Inc.

21 Jul 2018 3:01 PM

Shocking: Boy left with untreatable hole in eye after playing with laser pointer

A scan revealed a large hole in macula (left part of retina), which is crucial for mapping out faces and words.

22 Jun 2018 12:25 PM

A new 'vision'

The new technique for the powerful gene editing tool CRISPR to restore retinal function in mice afflicted by a degenerative retinal disease.

14 May 2018 8:30 AM

Retinal disease is ups chances of chronic blindness, says study

Of various retinal disorders, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema are two diseases that cause loss of vision.

16 Feb 2018 8:19 PM

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Stem cell therapy may treat leading cause of blindness

Discovery has advanced efforts to make stem cell- derived RPE for transplantation into patients with geographic atrophy.

03 Jan 2018 9:17 PM

Scientists discover gene that causes vision loss in middle-age

Researchers examine how changes in RPGR can damage eye cells to cause X-linked retinitis pigmentosa that leads to degeneration of retina.

07 Sep 2017 7:46 AM

Now, eye test to spot Alzheimer's disease 20 years in advance

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai developed an eye test as a non-invasive method that can detect Alzheimer’s much before symptoms begin to show.

19 Aug 2017 3:53 PM

Retina cells successfully regenerated in mice

According to researchers zebrafish have a remarkable ability to regenerate damaged tissue, including neural tissue like the retina.

27 Jul 2017 5:27 PM

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