Wednesday, October 12, 2011

STEM CELL TREATMENT FOR MACULAR DEGENERATION

Stem-Cell Clinical Trials Move Debate Beyond Labs - WSJ.com

This is very exciting because to date, there has been no definitive treatment for dry macular degeneration. Studies on rats have demonstrated treatment success for AMD using stem cells, but studies have not yet been done on humans.

Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Daily aspirin tied to risk of vision loss:study | Reuters

Daily aspirin tied to risk of vision loss:study | Reuters

Seniors who take aspirin daily are twice as likely to have late stage macular degeneration, an age-related loss of vision, than people who never take the pain reliever, according to a European study.

Treatment for Pink Eye

Pinkeye Treatment May Be on the Horizon

In the past, it has been thought that there is no treatment for pink eye. This article introduces a possible eye drop treatment to stop pink eye in it's tracks may be developed.