Antibiotic Appears to Prevent Blindness Disease
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A single dose of the popular antibiotic azithromycin appears to stop bacterial infections that lead to trachoma, the world&#39;s top cause of preventable blindness, British researchers write in Thursday&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine.
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UK scientists are attempting to restore vision in people with a leading cause of blindness using stem cells.
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A permanent, implantable contact lens that can dramatically improve vision in patients with severe nearsightedness is expected to receive FDA approval within days.
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[Health India]: London, Nov 16 : A new research has found that constant use of computers may be linked to the development of a progressive eye disease, specially in shortsighted people, which eventually leads to blindness, according to a report published
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British scientists plan to use stem cells to cure a common form of blindness, with the first patients receiving test treatment in five years.
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Patients losing their sight say they are being denied access to a drug which could stop them from going blind.
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A low-cost antibiotic which has  performed well in tests should be given to all HIV children in  developing countries to prevent infections such as pneumonia  and reduce deaths, scientists said on Friday.
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The parasitic worm that causes river blindness may be developing resistance to the drug that is used to treat it.
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Ohio State University researchers have discovered that certain antioxidants found in dark leafy green vegetables can prevent cataracts.
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Two new trials have shown that a drug injected into the eye can effectively treat a potentially blinding form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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NEW YORK  - Scientists may be closing in on  a remedy for a common degenerative condition of the retina  called retinitis pigmentosa.
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An implantable lens to correct the vision of nearsighted people won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Stem cells transplanted into  the eyes of mice with retinal disease restored and improved the  animals' vision, a finding that may yield benefits for patients  with eye disease, researchers report.
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Monthly eye injections of the drug  Lucentis can dramatically improve sight in people with the  "wet" form of macular degeneration, the leading cause of  blindness in the elderly, two studies showed on Wednesday.
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The benefits of an antibiotic linked to rare reports of severe liver problems and several deaths outweigh its risks in treating pneumonia, but it should not be used for less serious bacterial infections such as bronchitis and sinusitis, federal health advisers said Friday.
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An experimental drug developed by Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Pfizer Inc. for preserving vision in the elderly received a generally positive review from a U.S. advisory panel on Friday.
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A new study bolsters evidence that people partially blinded by a stroke or brain injury may be able to improve their field of vision by teaching new parts of their brain to see, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.