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  • People Who Eat Large Quanties Of Meat Can Boost Chances Of Getting AMD

    People who eat copious amounts of pork, beef and lamb can potentially boost their odds of coming down with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), reported the Independent. According to the article, the findings came from a study done by London, England’s Royal College of Ophthalmology. While the serious eye condition adversely impacts roughly 2.5 million people […]

  • Cigarette Companies Should Put Blindness Warning On Packets

    Cigarette companies could do smokers a world of good by ensuring that packets contain a message about the enhanced risk of seeing impairment to those who light up, according to the Press Association. Professor Andrew Lotery said in the article that people who smoke face four times the risk of coming down with age-related macular […]

  • ACT Eye Trials Begin Dosing Third Patient

    Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (ACT) has announced it is dosing its third patient in a clinical study which utilizes retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells taken from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to find a treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The study, currently in its Phase I/II trial stage, began on Jan. 20 of […]

  • ‘Protect Ohio’s Aging Eyes Month’ Sounds Alarm Over Macular Degeneration Risks

    April has been designated “Protect Ohio’s Aging Eyes Month” by the Ohio Department of Aging, according to an article on Cincinnati.com. Over the course of the month, there will be an strong focus on educating Ohioans about age-related eye conditions, such as macular degeneration, and how these conditions can adversely impact sufferers. According to the […]

  • Test Results From £50,000 Occular Coherance Tomography Machine Helps Former Fire Chief Save Vision

    Former fire chief Dennis Mee, 78, of Solihull, England, can credit a spanking new piece of equipment for not only detecting signs of wet macular degeneration, but also enabling him to seek vision-saving medical attention. According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, Mee was the first person to be tested with the £50,000 Occular […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • StemCells Inc. Gets FDA Approval to Use Stem Cells from Aborted Babies in Macular Degeneration Trial

    StemCells Inc. has been given permission from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to proceed with a controversial trial that will involve taking stem cells from babies that have been aborted and injecting these stem cells into the eyes macular degeneration sufferers, according to OneNewsNow. A recent report from OneNewsNow’s website indicated that StemCells’ […]

  • Early Detection Key To Managing Eye Illnesses

    Vision impairment of some sort is commonplace for people over the age of 65, says a report from the St. Petersburg, Fla. based publication Patch. As we get older, our risk of deteriorating vision increases exponentially. Robin Quigg, an ophthalmic technician with the Eye Institute of West Florida, located in Largo, recommends yearly thorough eye […]

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