Diabetic Retinopathy News
Discovery points toward anti-inflammation treatment for blinding disease (Science Daily)
Monday, January 18th, 2010The discovery of an inflammatory mediator key to the blinding effects of diabetic retinopathy is pointing toward a potential new treatment.
More evidence on benefits of high blood pressure drugs in diabetic eye disease (Science Daily)
Sunday, January 17th, 2010Scientists are reporting new evidence that certain high blood pressure drugs may be useful in preventing and treating diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of vision loss in people with diabetes. The study, the largest to date on proteins in the retina, could lead to new ways to prevent or treat the sight-threatening disease, they say.
Blacks With Diabetes Urged to Cut Calories, Salt (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Friday, January 15th, 2010FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) — Blacks with diabetes who consume too many calories and too much sodium increase their risk for eye disease, a new study finds.
Discovery Points Toward Anti-Inflammation Treatment For Blinding Disease (Medical News Today)
Friday, January 15th, 2010The discovery of an inflammatory mediator key to the blinding effects of diabetic retinopathy is pointing toward a potential new treatment, Medical College of Georgia researchers said. Interleukin-6, known to contribute to the debilitating joint inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis, also helps ignite inflammation of the retina, a first step in a disease that is the leading cause of blindness is …
Pine bark extract may boost diabetic eye health (Nutraingredients.com)
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Visual acuity, or the clearness of vision, was found to improve from 14/20 to 17/20 in people with early stage retina damage associated with diabetes (diabetic retinopathy) following daily supplements of the pine bark extract, Pycnogenol, for two months.
Macular Health eye vitamin supplement improves visual acuity (News-Medical-Net)
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Adults are more likely to lose their vision than be diagnosed with cancer. For adults 65 and over, the odds of losing vision are one in three, whereas the odds of a man developing prostate cancer are one in six and odds of a woman developing breast cancer are one in nine. Vision loss threatens the overall health of aging adults by increasing the risk of injuries, depression and inability to …
Does Nearsightedness Reduce The Risk Of Diabetic Retinopathy? (Science Daily)
Sunday, October 25th, 2009To learn more about factors that may reduce diabetic retinopathy (DR) risk, researchers studied how refractive error (vision worse than 20/20, without glasses) relates to the presence and severity of DR. Earlier, smaller studies had suggested a protective effect for nearsightedness (myopia), but were inconclusive.
Treating ROP in tiny preemies; better glaucoma follow-up in urban clinic (EurekAlert!)
Sunday, October 25th, 2009Highlights of today’s Scientific Program of the 2009 American Academy of Ophthalmology — Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology Joint Meeting include: John T. Flynn, M.D., Columbia University School of Medicine, discussing the ever-tougher challenges Eye M.D.s face in caring for the vision of the tiniest premature babies; and a report by Bradford W. Lee, M.D., Stanford University School of …
First In New York: Bionic Technology Aims To Give Sight To Woman Blinded Beginning At Age 13 (redOrbit)
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Electronic eye implanted at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia mimics human retinaA 50-year-old New York woman who was diagnosed with a progressive blinding disease at age 13 was implanted with an experimental electronic eye implant that has partially restored her vision. A team led by Dr. Lucian V. Del Priore at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center performed the …
Study finds that visual impairment in T1D patients may be decreasing (News-Medical-Net)
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009People diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in recent years are less likely to develop diabetes-related vision loss than those diagnosed in earlier years, says a new study funded by the National Eye Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health. Forecasts of visual impairment prevalence in T1D patients may need to be amended, the researchers suggest, since current predictions assume …
