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Breakthrough glaucoma implant approved
Friday 31 July 2020
A revolutionary new eye implant that could aid Glaucoma treatment has been approved for use in the United States.
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Breakthrough glaucoma implant approved

31 Jul 2020
Cataract surgery linked to diabetic retinopathy risk
Friday 31 July 2020
Cataract extraction could potentially increase the change of developing diabetic retinopathy, a team of researched at the Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre has found.
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Cataract surgery linked to diabetic retinopathy risk

31 Jul 2020
Could artificial intelligence predict AMD development?
Wednesday 24 June 2020
Two pioneering deep-learning programs make use of artificial intelligence to predict which eyes are most likely to develop severe forms of AMD, their creators have claimed.
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Could artificial intelligence predict AMD development?

24 Jun 2020
Exercise reduces cataract risk
Monday 22 June 2020
A meta-analysis of half a dozen studies on the association between exercise and the risk of developing age-related cataracts has found that increased physical activity is linked to a 10% decrease in risk of developing the eye condition later in life.
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Exercise reduces cataract risk

22 Jun 2020
Coronavirus – How your eyes can make it spread
Friday 13 March 2020
As you may well be aware by now, the World has encountered another medical epidemic that has forced governments across the globe to rethink medical strategies.
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Coronavirus – How your eyes can make it spread

13 Mar 2020
Diabetic retinopathy may increase chance of strokes
Friday 13 March 2020
Leading medical scientists have discovered; if you have diabetic retinopathy, you are more likely to experience other health issues, such as a stroke.
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Diabetic retinopathy may increase chance of strokes

13 Mar 2020
Gene editing could cure forms of blindness
Thursday 12 March 2020
A group of Scientists have successfully used a gene editing tool, labelled CRISPR – Cas9, inside a person’s body for the first time. The process has been described as a new development in allowing DNA operations to treat diseases.
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Gene editing could cure forms of blindness

12 Mar 2020
Pioneering eye surgery for blind man becomes a UK first
Monday 27 January 2020
A first-of-its-kind, ground-breaking surgery has been performed on a blind man from County Durham, in the hope of saving his vision.
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Pioneering eye surgery for blind man becomes a UK first

27 Jan 2020
New glaucoma test provides hope for preventing blindness
Sunday 26 January 2020
Researchers have discovered 107 genes that increase the risk of developing glaucoma and have now developed a genetic test to detect those at risk.
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New glaucoma test provides hope for preventing blindness

26 Jan 2020
Poor diet linked to increased AMD risk
Saturday 25 January 2020
New research conducted in America claims that a diet heavily dependent on red meat and fatty foods could increase the risk of vision loss in older people.
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Poor diet linked to increased AMD risk

25 Jan 2020
Innovative new visual aid could change lives
Thursday 19 December 2019
A revolutionary new belt that buzzes to alert visually impaired people of nearby objects is being trialled by eye experts in Southampton.
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Innovative new visual aid could change lives

19 Dec 2019
Rare eye condition gives ‘Ring of Fire’ effect
Tuesday 17 December 2019
A 44-year-old man from Texas has intrigued doctors who were performing a routine eye test on him.
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Rare eye condition gives ‘Ring of Fire’ effect

17 Dec 2019