Archive for the 'Eye Health / Blindness' Category


Omega-3 Slows Down Retinitis Pigmentosa Progression

A report published Online First by Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, reveals that adults with retinitis pigmentosa who took vitamin A supplements over a period of four to six years, showed slower decline in annual rates of distance and retinal visual acuities by consuming a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids…


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Scientific Evidence Supports Effectiveness Of Chinese Drug For Cataracts

Scientists are reporting a scientific basis for the long-standing belief that a widely used non-prescription drug in China and certain other countries can prevent and treat cataracts, a clouding of the lens of the eye that is a leading cause of vision loss worldwide. Their study appears in Inorganic Chemistry, an ACS journal…


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Lazy Eye Appears To Respond Well To Acupuncture In Many Cases

Acupuncture may eventually become another optional treatment apart from patching for lazy eye, also known as amblyopia, especially among older children who have a poorer response to patching, say researchers from China in Archives of Ophthalmology. Approximately 0.3 to 5% of people globally are affected by lazy eye, the authors report as background information…


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Vitamins E And C Appear To Have Little Effect On Age-Related Cataract

Long-term, regular use of vitamins E and C has no apparent effect on the risk of age-related cataract in men, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. “An estimated 20…


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Promedior Announces Initiation Of Phase 2a Of Anti-Fibrotic Therapeutic, PRM-151, In The Prevention Of Post-Surgical Scarring In Glaucoma Patients

Promedior, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel therapies to treat fibrotic and inflammatory diseases, announced that it has initiated a Phase 2a clinical study of PRM-151 to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of PRM-151 in preventing post-surgical scarring in glaucoma patients following glaucoma filtration surgery...
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