Macular Degeneration
Genetic medicine and AMD treatment; genetic screening and glaucoma
Genetic medicine is the focus of two presentations at today's Scientific Program of the 2010 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) – Middle East-Africa…
Achieve early diagnosis of ocular pathologies such as keratitis and macular degeneration
Scientists from the UGR have studied the image quality in subjects affected by one of these two pathologies, finding a greater amount of ocular aberrations and…
Carrots in Space: Fresh Food for Astronauts on Its Way
Researchers from Tuskegee University in Alabama conducted a study targeted at finding a way to incorporate natural and fresh antioxidants into the diets of…
Painless 'microneedle' patch may take the sting out of shots
Lined with tiny “microneedles,” these patches could make treatment of diabetes and a wide range of other diseases safer, more effective and less painful. Used…
Mutated gene in zebrafish sheds light on blindness in humans
Among zebrafish, the eyes have it. Inside them is a mosaic of light-sensitive cells whose structure and functions are nearly identical to those of humans….
What drives brain changes in macular degeneration?
In macular degeneration, the most common form of adult blindness, patients progressively lose vision in the center of their visual field, thereby depriving the…