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The finding may allow doctors to halt the inflammation early on, potentially saving patients from blindness. (Photo: Pixabay)

Researchers find way to stop vision loss among elderly

Almost 200 million people in the world have macular degeneration.

28 Nov 2017 12:06 PM GMT

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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 8:06 AM GMT

Research shows that winter brings with it double threat to eye damage. (Photo: Pixabay)

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 5:29 AM GMT

Retina is that part of the eye where the final vision is formed, the way it is created on a film inside a camera. (Photo: Pixabay)

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...

16 Feb 2018 2:49 PM GMT

Flavonoids are powerful antioxidants found in almost all fruits and vegetables (Photo: AFP)

Oranges may help people resist macular degeneration

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

13 July 2018 5:55 AM GMT

The damage happens when new, weak blood vessels form behind the retina at the back of the eye. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Combat macular eye degeneration with gene therapy

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

15 Oct 2019 6:32 AM GMT

Retina is that part of the eye where the final vision is formed, the way it is created on a film inside a camera. (Photo: Pixabay)

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...

10 May 2018 11:43 AM GMT

The study, carried out at Colombia University in New York saw that the anti-impotence drug could halt age-related macular degeneration, or AMD. (Photo: Pixabay)

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 8:10 AM GMT

Development of eye freckles correlated with increasing age, lifetime number of sunburns and a history of severe sunburns resulting in blisters (Photo: Pixabay)

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...

22 July 2017 5:30 AM GMT