Carotenoids in food may help prevent age-related eye disease

WebMD (12/22, Hendrick) reported that, according to a review published in the Dec. issue of the Journal of Food Science, “green leafy vegetables and colored fruits may affect visual performance and may prevent age-related eye diseases.” Such “foods contain the carotenoids…lutein and zeaxanthin, which play an important role in vision and have a positive impact [...]

Intravitreal use of corticosteroid triamcinolone may slow diabetic retinopathy progression

Medscape (12/22, Barclay) reported that, according to a study published in the Dec. issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, “intravitreal use of the corticosteroid triamcinolone may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, but adverse effects including cataract formation and glaucoma may prevent use of this treatment merely to reduce progression of proliferative diabetic retinopathy.” Two [...]

Stem cell treatment restores sight to damaged eye.

BBC News (12/22) reported that a UK man, Russell Turnbull, who “lost the sight in one eye in 1994 when he was squirted with ammonia” and “was left with Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency…a painful condition which requires constant treatment,” has had sight restored in his damaged eye.
The UK’s Telegraph (12/22, Alleyne) reported that surgeons removed [...]

Intravitreal steroids may reduce progression of diabetic retinopathy

MedPage Today (12/14, Walsh) reported that, according to a study published in the Dec. issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, “intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide reduced progression of diabetic retinopathy more than laser photocoagulation.” After analyzing “data from a randomized trial” including “840 eyes in 693 patients,” Johns Hopkins University researchers found that “the cumulative probability of [...]

Rates of myopia increasing

The Los Angeles Times (12/15, Roan) reports that, according to a study published in the Dec. issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, “17% more Americans aged 12 to 54 are afflicted with mild to severe distance vision problems than 30 years ago.” In their study, “researchers at the National Eye Institute, part of the National [...]

Is My Computer Harming My Eyes?

In 1983, more than 10 million computers were in use in the US. By 1986 that number had more than tripled. By 1993, computer use was pervasive throughout the corporate world in America and PC usage was growing at a staggering rate throughout the US. Now it is difficult to find [...]

Helplessly Watching Vision Get Worse at Each Year? A Review of Methods Used for Myopia Control and Confirmatory Scientific Data

It happens to people every day, all over the world. They notice their distance vision worsening. They notice their children’s vision worsening. They sit by helplessly as the optometrist reads them the new, higher prescription numbers and grimace when it’s higher than they expected. They ask the Doctor “how high will [...]

Second-generation artificial retina allows woman to see light

Artificial Retina Video  CNN (12/11, Smith) reported that retinitis pigmentosa patient Barbara Campbell of New York “is one of only 14 people in the” US “participating in an FDA-approved study of” a second-generation “artificial retina” with 60 electrodes. This past July, “Campbell underwent surgery to implant the microchip into her eye” and now “wears a pair [...]

New Advances and Options in Contact Lens Technology

Along with advances in other areas of technology, the 21st century has seen huge advances in contact lens technologies. Lenses that are healthier, thinner, more comfortable, easier to care for, work with dry eyes and provide vision for difficult prescriptions have flooded the market in recent years. Even hard lenses are more comfortable [...]

AMD patient says supplement containing marigold extracts restored vision

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The UK’s Daily Mail (12/11) reports that retired UK optician Harry Marsland, who suffers from [...]