Is there a treatment for macular degeneration of the eye?
We've all heard that carrots play a huge role in overall eye health but what else can you eat to improve the health of your eyes and reduce the risk of disease?
When Albert Budacz was young, he prided himself on having good eyesight; he never wore glasses. But as he eased into his late 40s, he couldn't see as well. "I noticed a change in my vision," he explained. "Primarily in church when I would open a Bible, or something like that, I had to position myself under a light to see it."
It's important to get your eyes examined to ward off loss of eyesight as CNN.com's Melissa Long reports.
A man is able to see his wife and kids after 17 years of partial blindess due to breakthrough titanium eye transplant surgery.
When George Pinon thinks of colors, he associates them with what other people have described.
Do you want to keep your vision clear as the years go by? Put fish, olive oil, and nuts on the menu, but stay away from trans fats, according to new research from Australia.
Been squinting a lot lately? Have to move your magazine six inches away from your eyes to read it? Vision problems creep up on you as you age. But good habits -- not unlike the ones you've already established to protect your heart, bones, and brain -- can help keep your eyes healthy. Try these simple tips to safeguard your vision now and for years to come.
Researchers may be getting closer to an effective way of preventing age-related macular degeneration, one of the leading causes of vision loss among older Americans.
Age-related macular degeneration is a baby-boomer disease that, according to the American Medical Association, affects more than 10 million Americans. It is one of the leading causes of blindness for people over age 65. A study published in the July 2007 issue of Archives of Ophthalmology found that current smokers are four times more likely to develop this eye problem than nonsmokers.
Remember when vitamin C was hailed as the best, and maybe only, cold remedy? Then it became the Rodney Dangerfield of vitamins: It didn't get any respect.
Genentech is still the darling of the biotech industry. The problem is everyone knows it.
A new drug developed by Genentech to treat vision loss could shake up the market for drugs treating age-related blindness, analysts say.
Business 2.0: RNA Interferenceupdated: Fri Oct 01 2004 00:01:00
Discovered just six years ago, RNA interference (RNAI) is now the "it" technology for drug development. RNAI works by destroying strands of messenger RNA responsible for producing harmful proteins....
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