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Vision Research & Eye Health News 2008

Links to news about all kinds of sight conditions.   Total 173 Links

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December 2008 (16 Links)

• Spontaneous facial expressions of emotion of congenitally and noncongenitally blind individuals SOURCE News-Medical.net, 30/12/08
• Financial crisis could mean people go blind, charity warns SOURCE The Telegraph, 30/12/08
• Ranibizumab versus Verteporfin Photodynamic Therapy for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Two-Year Results of the ANCHOR Study SOURCE Science Direct, 30/12/08
• Intercytex takeover prepares Axordia (who are developing AMD stem cell treatments) for growth SOURCE Yorkshire Post, 23/12/08
• Blind man navigates maze SOURCE BBC News, 22/12/08
• Scientists Wonder If Blind People Dream in Colors SOURCE Softpedia, 16/12/08
• Eye Care - Black & Minority Ethnic Communities Still Neglected SOURCE Medical News Today, 12/12/08
• FDA grants compassionate case for use of novel "NeoVista" wet AMD treatment SOURCE News-Medical.net, 10/12/08
• Study links cone death in retinitis pigmentosa to metabolic problem SOURCE News-Medical.net, 8/12/08
• How saliva can save your sight SOURCE Daily Mail, 8/12/08
• Macular degeneration patients treated with cancer drug show problems SOURCE CBC News Canada, 5/12/08
• Forres baby boy’s eye-cancer battle SOURCE Aberdeen Press & Journal, 4/12/08
• New Technique Captures High Resolution Images Of Full Retina SOURCE Medical News Today, 3/12/08
• National Neurovision Research Institute (USA) to Test Flupirtine for Retinitis Pigmentosa SOURCE MSN, 2/12/08
• Tactile-emotion synaesthesia SOURCE ScienceBlogs.com, 1/12/08
• Fasting could compromise glaucoma care SOURCE Optician Online, 1/12/08

November 2008 (17 Links)

• New approaches make retinal detachment highly treatable SOURCE Eurekalert, 26/11/08
• Blind people are better at finding their way SOURCE ScienceBlogs.com, 25/11/08
• Mammals can be stimulated to regrow damaged inner retina nerve cells SOURCE Eurekalert, 24/11/08
• Money worries put millions of Brits at risk of avoidable sight loss SOURCE Press Dispensary, 24/11/08
• Promising Treatment For Anti-VEGF And Retinopathy Of Prematurity Described SOURCE Science Daily, 21/11/08
• Blind Elmbridge man sees 'ghosts' SOURCE Your Local Guardian, 20/11/08
• Second Sight Expands International Clinical Trial for Argus II Retinal Implant SOURCE Market Watch, 19/11/08
• Will Glaucoma Be The First Neurodegenerative Disease To Be Cured? SOURCE Medical News Today, 19/11/08
• First Retinal Prosthesis Study Of Its Kind Seeks To Partially Restore Vision SOURCE Medical News Today, 19/11/08
• Gene therapy holds hope for blind SOURCE AXcess News, 18/11/08
• Diabetics going blind over lack of screening SOURCE Irish Independent, 14/11/08  
• Seeing Things? You Might Be Blind SOURCE Sky News, 13/11/08
• Special lenses give Kristian a bright future SOURCE North Wales Chronicle, 13/11/08
• Potentia Pharmaceuticals' Drug Candidate For A M D Shows Positive Safety Profile In Phase I Clinical Trial SOURCE Medical News Today, 11/11/08
• Optic nerves regrowth raises hope for blind SOURCE The Guardian, 7/11/08
• Glycemic Control Seems To Lower Type 1 Diabetics' Retinopathy Risk / Night Vision Symptoms May Predict Macular Degeneration Progression SOURCE Medical News Today, 4/11/08
• Anti-VEGF drugs for retinal diseases (including LUCENTIS) could have serious side effects, scientists caution SOURCE Eurekalert, 3/11/08

October 2008 (18 Links)

• Counsel and Care launches sensory loss guide SOURCE Community Care, 29/10/08
• Macular Degeneration in the Spotlight SOURCE AFB Blog, 29/10/08
• Magnet triggers colours in 'blind' man's brain SOURCE New Scientist, 28/10/08
• Yoga and trumpets put eyes at risk SOURCE AAP, 28/10/08
• Blind mole can still tell night from day SOURCE New Scientist, 21/10/08
• Effect of candesartan on progression and regression of retinopathy in type 2 diabetes (DIRECT-Protect 2): a randomised placebo-controlled trial SOURCE The Lancet, 18/10/08
• Sight-related conditions on the rise SOURCE Irish Medical News, 17/10/08
• Thyroid disorders in glaucoma link SOURCE Channel 4 News, 16/10/08
• NHS Champions: Dedicated support gives hope to those losing their sight SOURCE This is London, 14/10/08
• Hallucinations and visions that plague Charles Bonnet Syndrome sufferers SOURCE The Telegraph, 13/10/08
• Age Related Macular Degeneration: New Genetic Association Identified SOURCE Medical News Today, 11/9/08
• New Web Based Model Paves The Way For Commissioning Local Eye Care Services SOURCE Medical News Today, 10/9/08
• Unhealthy lifestyles fuel rise in vision loss SOURCE Optician Online, 10/9/08
• Eye-test could have stopped me going blind at 39 SOURCE This is Bristol, 9/10/08
• Glaucoma Leading Cause Of Preventable Blindness In The UK Though Awareness Of Symptoms And Risk Factors Remains Low SOURCE Medical News Today, 9/10/08
• This man was about to go blind until surgeons gave his eye double-glazing SOURCE Daily Mail, 7/10/08
• World Sight Day Is October 9th SOURCE AiSquared News, 6/10/08
• Adaptive binning in the retina SOURCE NeuroDudes.com, 6/10/08

September 2008 (15 Links)

• Researchers create first model for retina receptors SOURCE Eurekalert, 30/9/08
• Insulin and Visually Impaired Patients SOURCE Medscape.com, 30/9/08
• NeoVista Unveils 18 Month Data On Novel Wet AMD Therapy At Retina Society Meeting SOURCE Medical News Today, 30/9/08
• Research on new drug to treat retinopathy SOURCE Diabetes UK, 26/9/08
• DSMB Supports Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of Iluvien™ For Diabetic Macular Edema Treatment SOURCE Medical News Today, 26/9/08
• Longer-Lasting Artificial Eyes SOURCE Technology Review, 25/9/08
• Gene Therapy Offers Hope For (L C A caused) Blindness SOURCE CBS News, 23/9/08
• "Eyes Right" Charity helps glaucoma patients SOURCE BBC News, 21/9/08
• Early Detection For Glaucoma Sufferers SOURCE Medical News Today, 17/9/08
• Pharmacy student wins top award SOURCE Derry Journal, Ireland 16/9/08
• Angiotensin-receptor blockers may help diabetic retinopathy SOURCE Healthcare Republic, 11/9/08
• New Hope In Sight For Cataract Patients: Coated Lenses Set To Reduce Post-Op Infection SOURCE Medical News Today, 8/9/08
• Jean thankful for drug that saved her sight SOURCE Winsford Guardian, 5/9/08
• Scottish government launches vision strategy SOURCE CommunityCare.co.uk, 4/9/08
• Impaired vision to double in 25 years, says blind charity SOURCE The Press and Journal, Scotland 3/9/08

August 2008 (20 Links)

• Scientists Unmask Brain's Hidden Potential SOURCE Medical News Today, 28/8/08
• Supporting glaucoma sufferers SOURCE Buxton Advertiser, 28/8/08
• Young Scots risk losing their sight in bid to get blind drunk SOURCE Scotsman.com, 27/8/08
• Hope for near-blind pensioner SOURCE Your Local Guardian, 27/8/08
• LUCENTIS Injection victory for blind SOURCE metro.co.uk, 26/8/08
• Global vision - Cardiff eye man speaks out SOURCE Western Mail, 25/8/08
• OpenClinica EDC Solution Deployed for Retina Implant Studies SOURCE Press Release, 20/8/08
• Light Receptors In Eye Play Key Role In Setting Biological Clock, Study Shows SOURCE Science Daily, 18/8/08
• Create Vision UK help the visually impaired SOURCE Wiltshire Business Online, 18/8/08
• Young Scots’ eyes opened to true scale of blindness SOURCE Scotsman.com, 17/8/08
• Lexicon names new drug candidate for glaucoma SOURCE Pharmaceutical Business Review, 14/8/08
• Bionic eye to be implanted in blind person SOURCE Daily Record, 11/8/08
• Don’t lose sight of essential eye-test SOURCE Liverpool Echo, 9/8/08
• Stretchable silicon camera a step closer to artificial retina SOURCE The Irish Sun, 7/8/08
• The bionic eye: Light-curving camera that may help the blind to see SOURCE Mail Online 6/8/08
• Glaucoma monitoring contact lenses SOURCE TechTree.com, 6/8/08
• The sound of change: visually-induced auditory synesthesia SOURCE Science Direct, 4/8/08
• Inflammatory Immune Components In The Retina, Major Cause Of Wet Macular Degeneration (AMD) SOURCE Transworld News, 4/8/08
• How to cut the cost of glasses, contacts and laser eye surgery SOURCE The Independent, 2/8/08
• Othera files IND (investigational new drug) application for glaucoma drug SOURCE Pharmaceutical Business Review, 1/8/08

July 2008 (14 Links)

• New test to identify those vulnerable to AMD - the UK's most common form of blindness SOURCE Daily Mail, 25/7/08
• New telescopes embedded in glasses lens SOURCE ZDnet, 25/7/08
• Bilberry and pine bark combo wards off glaucoma: study SOURCE Nutra Ingredients, 24/7/08
• Why a simple eye test could save your life SOURCE Daily Mirror, 24/7/08
• Scientists Create Touch-based Illusion SOURCE Science Daily, 21/7/08
• One In Four Unaware An Eye Test Could Save Their Sight SOURCE MedicalNewsBlog.infot
• A tooth helps blind man see SOURCE Associated Press, 15/7/08
• Cornea Donor Boost For The Blind SOURCE This is Nottingham, 15/7/08
• Stem Cell Treatment for Children with Eye Nerve Disease Called ‘Medical Hoax' SOURCE Newswise, 11/7/08
• Mobile sight loss service at Tesco SOURCE Congleton Guardian, 11/7/08
• March of the countryside bug that can blind walkers SOURCE Daily Mail, 5/7/08
• ‘I’m going blind and my kids know they might, too’ SOURCE Belfast Telegraph, 4/7/08
• Yorkshire victory for two-year eye drug campaign SOURCE Yorkshire Post, 4/7/08
• The Institut de la Vision and Iris Pharma Join Forces SOURCE PR Newswire, 3/7/08

June 2008 (18 Links)

• Microscopic Needles Could Revolutionise Eye Treatment SOURCE Medical News Today, 30/6/08
• A life-changing SOURCE Journal Live, 28/6/08
• Assembly finds £5m to stop patients going blind SOURCE South Wales Echo, 25/6/08
• Decrease of Glaucoma surgeries according to study SOURCE Waterford Today, Ireland 25/6/08
• Support grows for free eye drug SOURCE Wales Online, 24/6/08
• De-bunking our ocular old wives’ tales SOURCE Easier Lifestyle, 19/6/08
• Beat threat of glaucoma SOURCE N E Business, 19/6/08
• Inotek initiates enrollment for Phase I glaucoma trial SOURCE Pharmaceutical Business Review, 19/6/08
• Scottish engineer's eye-saving device wins European inventor's award SOURCE MTB Europe, 17/6/08
• Allergan cleared to market steroid for retinal conditions SOURCE Market Watch, 17/06/08
• Rosiglitazone may cut diabetic retinopathy risk SOURCE Pulse, 16/6/08
• Could gene therapy cure blindness? SOURCE Bright Journals, 12/6/08
• Oily fish 'cuts eye disease risk' SOURCE Fish Update, 10/6/08
• Reduce the risk of going blind with regular tests SOURCE Isle of Man Today, 10/6/08
• Diabetes medication associated with slower progression of retina disease SOURCE Physorg.com, 9/6/08
• Acucela initiates dosing in Phase I dry form macular degeneration trial SOURCE Data Monitor, 4/6/08
• Need a second medical opinion? Try the Controversy Discovery Engine SOURCE As your world changes blog, 3/6/08
• Diabetics at risk of going blind because of poor screening SOURCE Daily Mail, 2/6/08

May 2008 (14 Links)

• Making people aware of Glaucoma SOURCE This is Cheshire, 31/5/08
• Wireless Vision Implant: Implantable Prosthesis Lets Patients Perceive Visual Images SOURCE Science Daily, 29/5/08
• The Visually Impaired Patient SOURCE RedOrbit.com, 27/5/08
• Brains of blind people store visual information SOURCE ITwire.com, 23/5/08
• Free NHS at home eye test for people with difficulties getting around SOURCE MoneySavingExpert.com, 22/5/08
• Cat brain could provide bionic eye firmware SOURCE New Scientist, 21/5/08
• UK Inventor Wins Top European Innovation Prize for retinal scanner SOURCE AGIP News, 19/5/08
• Filters prevent blindness of eyes that won’t open SOURCE Times Online, 19/5/08
• Doctor promotes blind issues SOURCE Press Association, 17/5/08
• New treatment hope for blind Ashington girl SOURCE NorthEast Chronicle, 16/5/08
• Operation helps blind man set sights on future SOURCE Irish Independent, 16/5/08
• Identifying Abnormal Protein Levels In Diabetic Retinopathy SOURCE Science Daily, 13/5/08
• Bayer and Regeneron start second Phase III macular degeneration study SOURCE Pharmaceutical Business Review, 8/5/08
• Q&A with Dr Thomas Stuttaford on eyesight problems and gene therapy SOURCE Times Online, 7/5/08

April 2008 (17 Links)

• Get tested says glaucoma sufferer SOURCE Oxford Mail, 30/4/08
• Biovitrum Presents Detailed Results from Clinical Neuropathic Pain and Glaucoma Projects SOURCE Hugin Online, 29/4/08
• How does it really feel to regain one's long-lost sight(The Guardian, 28/4/08
• Maze walk marks 'huge advance' in gene therapy for blindness SOURCE The Guardian, 28/4/08
• Gene therapy lights the dark for blind student SOURCE The Telegraph, 27/4/08
• Could blindness be eradicated in 10 years? SOURCE Irish Medical Times, 22/4/08
• Bionic eyes implanted in blind patients SOURCE The Telegraph, 21/4/08
• Press And Photo Call: UK Vision Strategy Launch Conference SOURCE Medical News Today, 21/4/08
• Survey reveals nation's fear of sight loss SOURCE Nursing in Practice, 21/4/08
• Valsalva Retinopathy in Pregnancy: A Case Report SOURCE Doctor's Guide, 11/4/08
• Embryo Research May Never Produce Cures: Head of UK Stem Cell Network SOURCE LifeSiteNews.com, 11/4/08
• Woman's life saved after optician spots brain tumour during eye test SOURCE Mirror, 10/4/08
• Review saves Edward's sight SOURCE This is Hertfordshire, 9/4/08
• AMD is the leading cause of sight loss in the UK SOURCE I C Wales, 7/4/08
• Man's sight restored 66 years on SOURCE BBC Scotland News, 6/4/08
• Northern Ireland scientists in cataract advance SOURCE BBC News, 3/4/08
• After two-year delay 'left 20,000 people blind', patients finally get sight-saving drug on NHS SOURCE Daily Mail, 1/4/08

March 2008 (10 Links)

• Sight drug avastin available on NHS SOURCE Sussex Argus, 31/3/08
• No more blind tee shots! * features IOL VIP treatment * SOURCE GolfMagic.com, 24/3/08
• Unique Glaucoma Eye Test Through Eyelid SOURCE PRweb.com, 21/3/08
• Cases: Midlife Diagnosis of Refsum Disease in Siblings With Retinitis Pigmentosa SOURCE Doctor's Guide, 21/3/08
• Scientists Successfully Awaken Sleeping Stem Cells in the Eye to Regenerate Retina SOURCE Ascribe Newswire, 18/3/08
• Laptop glaucoma test demonstrated to MPs SOURCE Optician Online, 14/3/08
• Pioneering Eye Hospital Wins Top Design Award SOURCE Daily Express, 14/3/08
• Plenty Of Help For Those With Eye Condition SOURCE This Is Exeter, 10/3/08
• Moorfields Eye Hospital Develop New Glaucoma Test SOURCE Londonist.com, 6/3/08
• Christchurch woman one of the first in the world to benefit from revolutionary new AMD treatment SOURCE Response Source, 5/3/08

January/February 2008 (14 Links)

• Miracle operation Osteo Odonto Keratoprosthesis, gives blind man sight back SOURCE Product-Reviews.net, 29/2/08
• Macular degeneration doubles risk of dying from heart attack or stroke, researchers say SOURCE Daily Mail, 28/2/08
• Stretford optician's glaucoma warning SOURCE Messenger Newspapers, 22/2/08
• Blind People's Other Senses Not More Acute SOURCE Psyblog, 21/2/08
• Bausch & Lomb's Generosity Is Saving Sight In Africa SOURCE Medical News Today, 15/2/08
• Iridix optimiser simulates human retina SOURCE TVB Europe, 14/2/08
• Biovitrum has Completed an Exploratory Clinical Phase II Study in Glaucoma SOURCE HUGIN online, 12/2/08
• Sound Waves Can Help Blind Children Move Around SOURCE StaffNurse.com, 11/2/08
• How the blind could be taught to see like a bat using new echo technique SOURCE Daily Mail, 10/2/08
• A blind man hallucinating SOURCE MindHacks.com, 4/2/08
• Stent Implantation Not Recommended for Revascularisation in Diabetics With Retinopathy SOURCE Docguide.com, 31/1/08
• Glaucoma screening assessed SOURCE Clinical Services Journal, 29/1/08
• Should I Undergo Glaucoma Eye Op? SOURCE Daily Express, 29/1/08
• NBCS and IGA publish "A Day with Tom at the Eye Hospital" SOURCE National Blind Children's Society, 8/1/08

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