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News: May 28, 2012
National Screening Urged to Detect Eye Disease in Blacks
FRIDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged black people may benefit from a routine national glaucoma screening program, according to new research. A computer-based mathematical model found routine screening could make a modest reduction in t...
Small Stem Cell Study Claims Early Success in Treating Eye Disease
MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Using human embryonic stem cells to treat the eye disease macular degeneration appears to be safe and leads to some vision improvement, a small, early-stage study found. The study included one elderly patient an...
Can Omega-3 Foods Prevent Eye Disease in Seniors?
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids appears to protect seniors against the onset of a serious eye disease known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a new analysis indicates. "Our study corroborate...
Common Eye Condition Linked to Elevated Eye Pressure
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- A eye condition called corneal arcus may be associated with elevated eye pressure, which in turn is a risk factor for glaucoma, a new study suggests. It also found that corneal arcus -- in which a ring of fat...
Newer Therapies for Eye Disorder Not Tied to Heart Problems
TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Use of the drugs bevacizumab (Avastin) and ranibizumab (Lucentis) to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) doesn't appear to increase the risk of cardiovascular problems or death, a new study suggests. A...
Eye Disorder Screening May Get Boost From New Study Findings
MONDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Factors that increase the risk of severe myopia (nearsightedness) and related vision loss have now been discovered by researchers, and the findings may lead to improved screening and treatment of people with the ...
Eye Condition May Alter Corneal Transplant Results
THURSDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Corneal transplant rejection is more likely to occur in people who have abnormal vessel growth in their eyes before undergoing the surgery, a team of German and British researchers reports. However, people with...
Red Wine Compound Could Point to Treatment for Eye Diseases
FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A compound found in red wine and grapes inhibits the growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) associated with eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, researchers have f...
Eye Disease Rates High Among Latino Americans
SATURDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Latino Americans have higher rates of visual impairment, blindness, diabetic eye disease and cataracts than whites in the United States, researchers have found. The analysis included data from more than 4,600 pa...
Steroid Shots Tested to Treat Diabetes-Related Eye Disease
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Injecting steroids into the eye may slow the progression of diabetes-related eye disease, but should not be counted on as a treatment at this time, researchers say. Diabetic retinopathy, which can cause visio...
Stem Cells May Hold Hope for Eye Disease
TUESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- New research has found that a certain kind of stem cell from human umbilical cords helped restore transparency to the cloudy corneas of laboratory mice, raising the prospect that they could do the same for peopl...
Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Severe Hereditary Eye Disease
SATURDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Gene therapy can improve the vision of people with a severe form of genetically inherited retinal degeneration called Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a new study shows. People with LCA, which is caused by mu...
Kids With Eye Condition at Risk for Poor Mental Health
FRIDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- Children who have a condition in which the eye sometimes points outward are more likely to develop a mental illness by young adulthood, new research has found. About 1 percent of developmentally healthy U.S. chi...
For Men Over 50, Odds of Eye Discomfort Increases
FRIDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- Here's more bad news for men turning 50: After their half-century mark, about 4 percent of males develop dry eye disease, making it one of the most common eye conditions and reasons for seeing an eye doctor in t...
Nutrient-Rich Diet Lowers Risk of Age-Related Eye Disease
FRIDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- A nutritious diet could help with the health of your eyes as well as the rest of your body, according to a new study. Eating foods rich in vitamins C and E, zinc, lutein, zeaxanthin, omega-3 fatty acids and that ...
Eye Disease, Cognitive Decline Linked in Study
TUESDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors who perform poorly on tests of language, memory and concentration are more likely to be suffering from the early stages of age-related macular degeneration, a major cause of vision loss, a new study sugg...
Brain Adapts to Age-Related Eye Disease
TUESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- When macular degeneration causes one to start losing his or her sight, the affected neurons simply start seeking visual input from other, non-affected parts of the eye, Massachusetts Institute of Technology res...
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