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Eye & Vision Care

How Deposits Of Cholesterol Contribute To Macular Degeneration And Atherosclerosis

Posted on: April 15th, 2013
Source: Eye Health News & Blindness News from Medical News Today
A new study raises the intriguing possibility that drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration, a blinding eye disease. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in Americans over 50, shares a common link with atherosclerosis...

Elderly Aspirin Users More Likely To Develop Macular Degeneration

Posted on: January 5th, 2013
Source: Eye Health News & Blindness News from Medical News Today
Regular aspirin use has been linked to a significantly increased risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a recent study published in JAMA. Macular degeneration is a condition which largely affects the elderly and results in a progressive loss of vision. It occurs when the retina becomes damaged, leading to a slow decline in retinal function...

Digital eyestrain could affect children in the long-run

Posted on: January 5th, 2013
Source: Optometry News - Topix

Amy Bakelaar of St. Albert Optometrists Clinic on Perron St. gets ready to use a slit lamp to look at a client's eyes.

Smoking And Cataracts

Posted on: November 2nd, 2012
Source: Eye Health News & Blindness News from Medical News Today
Cigarette smoking is a well-known risk factor for a wide-range of diseases. Now, scientists have evidence that smoking may also increase the risk of age-related cataract, the leading cause of blindness and vision loss in the world...

Commonly Prescribed Glaucoma Drug May Be Effective In Treating Male Pattern Baldness And Other Forms Of Alopecia

Posted on: November 2nd, 2012
Source: Eye Health News & Blindness News from Medical News Today
If you're balding and want your hair to grow back, then here is some good news. A new research report appearing online in The FASEB Journal shows how the FDA-approved glaucoma drug, bimatoprost, causes human hair to regrow. It's been commercially available as a way to lengthen eyelashes, but these data are the first to show that it can actually grow human hair from the scalp...
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