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Windows To The Mind
30 January 2012
The eyes are the window into the soul - or at least the mind, according to a new paper published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science... [read article]

Researchers Develop Gene Therapy That Could Correct A Common Form Of Blindness
25 January 2012
A new gene therapy method developed by University of Florida researchers has the potential to treat a common form of blindness that strikes both youngsters and adults. The technique works by replacing a malfunctioning gene... [read article]

Retinitis Pigmentosa In Dogs Cured By Gene Therapy
24 January 2012
Members of a University of Pennsylvania research team have shown that they can prevent, or even reverse, a blinding retinal disease, X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, or XLRP, in dogs... [read article]

Eye Health / Blindness News Articles Archive  -   Page 1

23 January 2012

Stem Cell Treatment For Blindness Shows Promise In Trials
Risk Of Blindness Halved Over Last Decade
How Protein In Teardrops Annihilates Harmful Bacteria
20 January 2012

Invention Makes Children Eye Exams Inexpensive, Comprehensive, And Simple To Administer
Extended Pain Relief For Laser Eye Surgery Patients Via Contact Lenses
19 January 2012

Glaucoma Origins May Lead Potential Cure
18 January 2012

Vitamin D Could Help Combat The Effects Of Aging In Eyes
17 January 2012

Brain Circuits For Visual Categorization Revealed By New Experiments
16 January 2012

Glaucoma Measurements Can Be Affected By Contact Lenses
13 January 2012

Age-Related Blindness May Be Warded Off By Grapes
Gene Identified As A New Target For Treatment Of Aggressive Childhood Eye Tumor
12 January 2012

Increasing Need For Rehabilitation For Eye Disease
Control Of A "Blind" Neuroreceptor With An Optical Switch
11 January 2012

Dilated Eye Exams For Medicare Beneficiaries Cost Effective, USA
ED Eye Care In Florida - A Payment Review
New Research Helps Explain How The Brain Decides What Is A Face And What Just Resembles One
09 January 2012

Pioneering Vision Study In Mice Will Help Revolutionize The Study Of Brain Function And Mental Disease
Flexible Adult Stem Cells, Right There In Your Eye
04 January 2012

For Kids With Near-Vision Disorder, Treatment Reduces Problems At School
03 January 2012

Latitude And Gender Influences Glaucoma Risk
31 December 2011

Denali Concrete Management Inc. Announces The Commencement Of Patient Enrollment For The Phase 3 Dry Eye Syndrome Study
29 December 2011

Durezol And Durasal, Don't Get Them Mixed Up, FDA Warns
28 December 2011

Breakthrough In Treatment To Prevent Blindness
27 December 2011

ORNL Image Analysis Prowess Advances Retina Research
24 December 2011

ORNL Image Analysis Prowess Advances Retina Research
20 December 2011

FDA Collaborates To Work Against Rare Cataract Condition
19 December 2011

Researchers Discover Hereditary Predisposition Of Melanoma Of The Eye
15 December 2011

An Acceptable Alternative To Surgery In Patients With Mild Trachomatous Trichiasis - Self-Epilation
New Role For Hormones In Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Revealed By Worms
Potential Treatment For Macular Degeneration And Retinitis Pigmentosa Uses Nanoparticles To Deliver Steroids To Retina
14 December 2011

Anophthalmia - Babies Born With No Eyes: Scientists Identify Genetic Cause
A New Way To Target Cancer Through Manipulating A Master Switch Responsible For Cancer Cell Growth
Gene Found In Humans And Mice That Protects Transparency Of Cornea, May Lead To New Therapy
13 December 2011

AMD Prevalence In India, China and Malaysia Similar
Preventing Trichiasis Recurrence After Surgery - Study Looks At Antibiotic Therapy
09 December 2011

Sequencing Of Mouse Neural Retina
Changes In Bioelectric Signals Cause Tadpoles To Grow Eyes In Back, Tail
07 December 2011

Scientists Make Advances In Neuroscience And Vision Research
05 December 2011

Improved Diagnosis And Potential Treatment Of Neuromyelitis Optica
Sound And Vision Linked In Perception Of Moving Objects
03 December 2011

New Evidence Of An Unrecognized Visual Process
02 December 2011

Contact Lends Care - Few Do It Properly Although Most Think They Do
Mass Eye And Ear Expands South Shore ENT Practice
30 November 2011

Spread Of Aggressive Uveal Melanoma Cells May Be Slowed By Seizure Drug
25 November 2011

What Is Pepper Spray? Is Pepper Spray Dangerous?
23 November 2011

One Step Closer To Terminator-Style Info-Vision
Shedding Light On How We See Family Resemblance In Faces
21 November 2011

Nudity Tunes Up The Brain
20 November 2011

Eylea Approved For Age-related Macular Degeneration, USA
Synesthesia: Brain Study Explores What Makes Colors And Numbers Collide
19 November 2011

FDA Approves Eylea For Eye Disorder In Older People
18 November 2011

The Eye Of The Fly: Researchers Discover Possible Key To Degenerative Nerve Diseases
16 November 2011

CooperVision Expanding Global Recall Of Contact Lenses
How Space Flight Impacts Astronauts' Eyes And Vision
Retinoblastoma Care Should Include Genetic Evaluation
13 November 2011

Psychologists Increase Understanding Of How The Brain Perceives Shades Of Gray
12 November 2011

First Patient Receives FDA-Approved Telescope Implant For End-Stage Macular Degeneration
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