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  • Baby Boomers Warned to Maintain Healthy Vision

    Today the Ocular Nutrition Society (ONS) released the following statement with the aim of informing Americans about the need for nutrition in maintaining healthy vision. “Significant scientific evidence exists to support the role of certain nutrients, including zinc, vitamins C and E, lutein, zeaxanthin and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, to help promote health in the […]

  • April Declared Month To Focus On Eye Health

    Prevent Blindness America has declared April “Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month”. Women are at higher risk of losing their vision in old age, due to their longer life expectancies, and for hormonal reasons. Macular degeneration, glaucoma, Fuchs’ dystrophy, Sjögren’s syndrome, cataracts, dry eye, and diabetic retinopathy number among the diseases to which women are […]

  • Minorities at Higher Risk of Eye Disease

    Minorities in the United States are at higher risk of eye disease, according to a press release from Market Watch. The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology wants to provide easily accessible, cheap or free eye care to Americans living in underserved areas. The foundation hopes to do so through its public service program, […]

  • Bascom Palmer to Host AMD Clinal Trials

    Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has received IRB (institutional review board) approval for becoming the third clinical testing site in the U.S. for Advanced Cell Technology’s (ACT) embryonic stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelial cells in treating dry age-related macular degeneration. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, located in Miami and voted eight years in a row as the […]

  • Researchers Suggest That Wet AMD Might Be Preventable

    New research shows that it is possible to keep dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) from advancing to the wet form of the eye condition that can lead to severe seeing impairments, reported Medical News Today. According to the 10 April report, a study spearheaded by Trinity College in Ireland shows that people with dry macular […]

  • Canada Home to 1m Persons Living with Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    One million of Canada’s 34.7m or so persons are living with some type of age-related macular degeneration, according to CNIB on its website. Previously known as Canadian National Institute for the Blind, CNIB said that cases involving age-related macular degeneration in the so-called Great White North outnumber the combined tally of instances of prostate cancer, […]

  • How to Avoid and Treat Macular Degeneration

    While there is no so-called magic bullet that will prevent macular degeneration from developing, the situation is far from hopeless. In fact, Canada.com said on its website recently that there are things people can do either to minimize the odds of getting macular degeneration or to at least slow down the deterioration process if the […]

  • Women More Prone to Vision Loss

    Macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, dry eye, Fuchs’ dystrophy, and Sjögren’s syndrome. These are some of the afflictions affecting more and more adults, with more patients projected to have such eye diseases in the coming decade. Experts state that more women than men are diagnosed with vision loss, including ARMD (age-related macular degeneration). 2.3 […]

  • Increasing Vitamin D Intake Can Boost Odds of Preventing Macular Degeneration

    Those who increase their vitamin D intake can potentially bolster their odds of preventing certain age-related ailments, such as macular degeneration, according to a study cited by The Independent. Vitamin D, a nutrient that facilitates the absorption of calcium, helps people to not only maintain healthy teeth, muscles and bones, but also to keep immune […]

  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration Cases in UK to Increase One-Third by 2020

    The number of persons in the United Kingdom living with age-related macular degeneration will increase by one-third in less than a decade, according to a new study cited in the Daily Mail recently. The study, published on the British Journal of Ophthalmology website, tallied age-related macular degeneration prevalence rates for persons aged 50 and above, […]

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