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It has been remarked that conditions such as ADHD, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Parkinson's Disease all involve ocular control and attention…
Glaucoma, the progressive condition which results in harm to the optic nerve will often cause irreversible blindness. Around one in fifty over…
Western medicine have been renewing their attention to herbs that were commonly and widely used in Asian and early European cultures in recent years…
In a new UK clinical trial, two patients have been the first to be treated with radiotherapy to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD). …
Details of how the first-ever public health indicator for preventable sight loss will be measured, were released this week. The news has been…
I have been hearing a lot recently from friends and colleagues about auto-immune disorders.
Eye health is right up there when it comes to medical…
Over in the U.S it is reported that undiagnosed, chronic vision problems are common in U.S. veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic…
A blind person has been able to read four letter words accurately after researchers streamed braille patterns directly into the retina. An ocular…
The launch of a new product that may become a familiar sight in public spaces, shops and possibly larger practices in the future is about to be…
Specsavers have repeated a regional campaign in the United Kingdom to offer Hackney Cab plus licensed private hire drivers free eye examinations.
Its…
Hands up if you are a driver? Now hands up if you are sure that you visit your optician for eye re-tests EVERY two years?
Just as I thought...…
November is AMERICAN diabetes awareness month, but globally we all need to remember that diabetes is linked with a higher risk of developing certain…
More than 50 genes that can predict age-related macular degeneration, one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide have been identified.…
Researchers from the U.S have just collected a portion of skin from patients and combined it with induced pluripotent stem cell to find a cure for…
In the far east scientists have found a way to reverse age-related far-sightedness.
A piece of corneal tissue or lenticule removed surgically to rid…
Following a successful proposal from the UK Vision Strategy there will be a focus on ageing and sight loss in the elderly after eye health has…
A UK hospital who missed an opportunity to treat a serious eye condition have paid £8000 compensation pay out to the patient.
The…
Induced Pluripotent stem or iPS cells were invented by Shinya Yamanaka and awarded him the magnificent Nobel Prize. According to Japanese reports…