Rheumatoid arthritis treatment may help those with dry eye syndrome
A recent study examined whether the medicine used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could potentially help people who suffer from dry eye syndrome. The medicine, anakinra, is used to reduce swelling in painful joints and researchers wanted to see if it could reduce the swelling associated with dry eye syndrome. The study involved 75 people with [...]
National Eye Institute announces AREDS2 Results for Macular Degeneration
The AREDS2 results were published May 5, 2013 by the National Eye Institute in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Based upon the results, Dr. Krawitz recommends that you change to VisiVite i-Defense Green Formula when you are finished taking your current VisiVite supplement. The publication of these results can be found here: [...]
Prioritize Your Eyes: May is Healthy Vision Month!
The National Eye Institute urges all Americans to prioritize their eye health during May as part of Healthy Vision Month. The most effective way to take care of your eyes is to have a comprehensive dilated eye exam. A dilated eye exam allows your eye care professional to detect vision problems as well as eye [...]
Risk of macular degeneration doubled if you live with a smoker
Non-smokers who live with a smoker double their risk of developing age-related macular degeneration according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Cambridge. Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among those over the age of 60 and affects the central vision, which is necessary for such [...]
Women at greater risk of vision loss than men
2.6 million women in the United States who are aged 40 and older have poor vision that cannot be fixed or are blind compared to 1.5 million men. The National Eye Institute attributes hormonal factors as well as longer lifespan as being the primal causes for the startling disparity. Prevent Blindness America recommends that women [...]
Gene therapy used to treat color-blind dogs may benefit humans
Researchers at Michigan State University believe that gene therapy used to treat an inherited form of total color blindness in dogs could also be used in treating the same condition in humans along with other eye disorders. The researchers worked upon the theory that certain photoreceptor cells in the eyes known as “cones” were too [...]
Simpler stem cell production method will help AMD treatments
A new, simpler process in producing human pluripotent stem cells in large quantities will help researchers develop new methods in treating macular degeneration. Before the development of this method, the steps required to produce the stem cells was both time and labor intensive and the results didn’t produce enough of the cells to try and [...]
Cholesterol-lowering eye drops may also fight macular degeneration
A recent study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine took a look at how cholesterol deposits in white blood cells known as macrophages can lead to age-related macular degeneration. Researchers examined cholesterol’s role in the growth of ocular blood vessels. The research team studied macrophage samples from humans as well as mice with macular [...]
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FDA approves myVisionTrack vision test to track eye health
Not only does the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approve drugs and therapies, they also approve software for medical use and they recently approved the myVisionTrack iPhone app for use as a vision test. myVisionTrack™ is an an accurate home diagnostic system available as an app that allows patients with macular degeneration and other retinal [...]
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