Archive for the ‘Eyes and Vision’ Category

Health Tip: Recognizing Signs of Glaucoma (HealthDay)

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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — The term glaucoma includes a host of eye
conditions that damage the optic nerve, which carries information about
what you see to the brain.

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Glaucoma Begins in Mid-Brain, Not in Eye, Research Shows (HealthDay)

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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) — Early signs of glaucoma
can be detected in the brain, according to a new study that may trigger a
major change in how the disease is treated.

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Glaucoma Begins in Mid-Brain, Not in Eye, Research Shows (HealthDay)

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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) — Early signs of glaucoma
can be detected in the brain, according to a new study that may trigger a
major change in how the disease is treated.

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Drug shows promise against river blindness: study (Reuters)

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Reuters - Closantel, an older drug used to treat a parasitic liver disease in animals, may prove effective at combating river blindness in humans, a major cause of infection-related blindness, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

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Glaucoma Drugs May Play Role in Longer Life (HealthDay)

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HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) –People who take medication to
treat glaucoma appear to outlive those who don’t treat the eye disease,
new research has found.

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Glaucoma medications may reduce risk of death (Reuters)

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Reuters - Glaucoma drugs appear to reduce the likelihood of death among patients using them compared with those patients receiving no treatment but it is not clear why, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

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Bifocals may slow kids’ nearsightedness progression (Reuters)

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Reuters - A prescription for bifocals may help children with rapidly worsening nearsightedness maintain better vision, a new study suggests.

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Bifocals may slow kids’ nearsightedness progression (Reuters)

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Reuters - A prescription for bifocals may help children with rapidly worsening nearsightedness maintain better vision, a new study suggests.

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Nearsightedness on the Increase (HealthDay)

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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) — Myopia (nearsightedness) is
more common in the United States than it was more than 30 years ago, a
National Eye Institute study shows.

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Nearsightedness on the Increase (HealthDay)

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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) — Myopia (nearsightedness) is
more common in the United States than it was more than 30 years ago, a
National Eye Institute study shows.

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