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New treatment developed to dramatically slow down the progression of blindness-causing retinal diseases
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New treatment developed to dramatically slow down the progression of blindness-causing retinal diseases

Interactive release of anti-inflammatory drugs depending on the level of retinal degeneration. A customized treatment approach is expected to be developed to reduce patients’ inconvenience of having multiple shots.Peer-Reviewed Publication NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SCHEMATIC ILLUSTRATION OF SYRINGE-INJECTABLE INFLAMMATION-RESPONSIVE HYDROGEL FOR SUPPRESSION OF INFLAMMATORY MICROGLIA FOR PREVENTING PHOTORECEPTOR DEATH IN RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA....

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Eye damage linked to popular over-the-counter vitamin that lowers cholesterol can be reversed

THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL / MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE In a first-of-its-kind clinical report, retina specialists at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) have shown that severe vision loss from a self-prescribed high dose of over-the-counter niacin is linked to injury of a specific cell type in a patient’s...