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AMD Alliance International organizes video contest to raise awareness

admin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:13:00 +0000

AMD Alliance International is hosting a video contest to raise awareness for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Individuals are invited to create and submit videos of no longer than 3 minutes that will communicate in the most creative and Tags: Vision Rehab

Learning to see with macular degeneration

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:31:00 +0000

ATLANTA (WABC) -- Thirteen-million Americans have A-M-D -- age-related macular degeneration. It is the leading cause of irreversible blindness and vision impairment in people over 50. There are two types of AMD: wet and dry. Wet AMD occurs abnormal blood Tags: Vision Rehab

Project Vision Sheds Light on Importance of Screenings in Detection of Disease (PRWeb)

admin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:03:31 +0000

Unique community outreach targets underserved population in Hawaii. (PRWeb Aug 26, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/ProjectVision/Retina_Institute_Hawaii/prweb2794354.htm

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Tags: Diabetic Retinopathy, Low Vision, Vision Rehab

Optical coherence tomography compared to fluorescein angiography and visual acuity

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:02:00 +0000

European Journal of Ophthalmology Tags: Vision Rehab

EyeCare America Promotes Healthy Aging Tips During September’s Save Your Sight Month (PRWeb)

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:19:21 +0000

Health campaign offers 5 tips for the aging eye (PRWeb Aug 25, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/EyeCareAmerica/AgingTips/prweb2788474.htm

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Tags: Diabetic Retinopathy, Low Vision, Vision Rehab

Stopping Macular Degeneration

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:31:00 +0000

It's the leading cause of vision loss for people over 60 -- macular degeneration slowly steals a person's eyesight, making reading, driving and every day living difficult. It's estimated nearly 18 million Americans will have the blinding condition by Tags: AMD Research, Macular Degeneration, Vision Rehab

HealthFirst-Learning to see with AMD

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:38:00 +0000

For Russell Delong, this would have been impossible four years ago. Macular degeneration made his world go black. Delong has macular degeneration. "To start with, I was totally blind. I couldn't see nothin'." He had surgery, Tags: Low Vision, Macular Degeneration, Vision Rehab

Lawsuits accuse VA of negligence (UPI)

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:53:12 +0000

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (UPI) — A Florida man is one of at least 50 people suing the Department of Veteran Affairs with allegations of negligent use of medical equipment, authorities said.

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Tags: Advocacy, Vision Rehab

Welcome to Low Vision Update

admin — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:04:52 +0000

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Diagnosis of Idiopathic Infantile Nystagmus and Ocular Albinism: A Clinical Challenge

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:12:00 +0000

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