Diabetes is a debilitating health condition which is expected to reach epidemic proportions in the next 20 years. According to the World Health Organisation, 108m people around the world had diabetes in 1980; by 2014 that figure was 422m. Three years later in 2017, 425m people worldwide were living with the disease and this figure...
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Healthy diet may lower eye disease risk
An analysis of recent high-quality research reveals that diet may affect individuals’ risks related to the development and progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The findings are published in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology. The systematic review included the analysis of 18 high-quality studies. Adherence to a Mediterranean diet was linked with a decreased risk of AMD progression....
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Staring at smartphones and tablets is to blame for the rise of dry eye disease in children, say experts
Dry eye disease is more common in older people, but growing among the young The increasing amount of time spent staring at screens is making more suffer The syndrome can make eyes sore, red and swollen, and cause blurred vision Experts at Aston University have made an app to test people for the condition More...
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New drug reduces rate of progression of incurable eye disease
An international study has found a way to slow the progression of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). An international study including researchers from the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) has found a way to slow the progression of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – one of the most common causes of vision loss...
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Disfiguring eye symptoms diminish in Graves’ eye disease drug trial
Research led Terry J. Smith, M.D., and Raymond Douglas, M.D., Ph.D., while at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, shows success of teprotumumab in safely reducing disfiguring eye symptoms of Graves’ eye disease. The disease is characterized by inflammation and a buildup of tissue around the eyes that cause them to bulge painfully...