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Drug treatment for cataracts moves a step closer
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Drug treatment for cataracts moves a step closer

by Anglia Ruskin University Cataract in human eye. Credit: Wikipedia. A revolutionary new treatment for cataracts has shown extremely positive results in laboratory tests, giving hope that the condition, which currently can only be cured with surgery, could soon be treated with drugs. The results have been published today in the peer-reviewed journal Investigative Ophthalmology and...

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Vitamins, carotenoids associated with lower risk for cataract

Hong Jiang, from Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center in China, and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies published through June 2018 to assess dietary vitamin and carotenoid intake and ARC risk. The authors included eight RCTs and 12 cohort studies in the analysis. The researchers found that most...