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Combat macular eye degeneration with gene therapy

Gene therapy effective for treating wet age-related macular degeneration: Study.

15 Oct 2019 12:02 PM

Eating leafy greens could prevent vision loss

This is the first time the effects of dietary nitrates on macular degeneration risk have been measured.

23 Oct 2018 1:36 PM

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

Oranges may help people resist macular degeneration

Even eating an orange once a week seems to offer significant benefits.

13 Jul 2018 11:25 AM

Lab-on-a-chip device may help repair eye damage: study

Retinal degeneration is a leading cause of blindness that, with other eye diseases will affect 196 million people worldwide in 2020.

10 May 2018 5:13 PM

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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

Reasons to wear sunglasses in winter

Sun rays can still carry the same UVA and UVB rays as they do in summers and in snowy regions.

22 Jan 2018 10:59 AM

Researchers find way to stop vision loss among elderly

Almost 200 million people in the world have macular degeneration.

28 Nov 2017 5:36 PM

Higher exposure to sun may increase risk of eye freckles: study

According to experts eye freckles could indicate risk of sunlight-triggered eye diseases like cataract or macular degeneration.

22 Jul 2017 11:00 AM

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