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Medical News Today Windows To The Mind  - Mon, 30 Jan 2012 The eyes are the window into the soul - or at least the mind, according to a new paper published in ...... Researchers Develop Gene Therapy That Could Correct A Common Form Of Blindness  - Wed, 25 Jan 2012 A new gene therapy method developed by University of Florida researchers has the potential to treat ...... Retinitis Pigmentosa In Dogs Cured By Gene Therapy  - Tue, 24 Jan 2012 Members of a University of Pennsylvania research team have shown that they can prevent, or even reve...... Stem Cell Treatment For Blindness Shows Promise In Trials  - Mon, 23 Jan 2012 The first published results of trials using cells derived from human embryonic stem cells appear to ...... How Protein In Teardrops Annihilates Harmful Bacteria  - Mon, 23 Jan 2012 A disease-fighting protein in our teardrops has been tethered to a tiny transistor, enabling UC Irvi...... Risk Of Blindness Halved Over Last Decade  - Mon, 23 Jan 2012 Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most frequent cause of blindness in the Western World....... Invention Makes Children Eye Exams Inexpensive, Comprehensive, And Simple To Administer  - Fri, 20 Jan 2012 Eighty-five percent of children's learning is related to vision. Yet in the U.S., 80 percent of chil...... Extended Pain Relief For Laser Eye Surgery Patients Via Contact Lenses  - Fri, 20 Jan 2012 Scientists are reporting development of contact lenses that could provide a continuous supply of ane...... Glaucoma Origins May Lead Potential Cure  - Thu, 19 Jan 2012 Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness. Nearly 4 million Americans have the disorder, whi...... Vitamin D Could Help Combat The Effects Of Aging In Eyes  - Wed, 18 Jan 2012 Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have found ...... Brain Circuits For Visual Categorization Revealed By New Experiments  - Tue, 17 Jan 2012 Hundreds of times during a baseball game, the home plate umpire must instantaneously categorize a fa...... Glaucoma Measurements Can Be Affected By Contact Lenses  - Mon, 16 Jan 2012 A study about how wearing contact lenses affects glaucoma measurements has been named the top presen...... Gene Identified As A New Target For Treatment Of Aggressive Childhood Eye Tumor  - Fri, 13 Jan 2012 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project findin...... Age-Related Blindness May Be Warded Off By Grapes  - Fri, 13 Jan 2012 Can eating grapes slow or help prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a debili...... Increasing Need For Rehabilitation For Eye Disease  - Thu, 12 Jan 2012 Visual rehabilitation will continue to increase in importance in the near future, particularly becau...... MedicineNet Experimental Contacts May Ease Pain After Laser Eye Surgery  - Mon, 23 Jan 2012 Title: Experimental Contacts May Ease Pain After Laser Eye SurgeryCategory: Health News...... Most Contact Lens Users Don't Follow Safety Steps  - Mon, 12 Dec 2011 Title: Most Contact Lens Users Don't Follow Safety StepsCategory: Health News...... Few Contact Lens Users Follow All Care Guidelines, Study Finds  - Mon, 5 Dec 2011 Title: Few Contact Lens Users Follow All Care Guidelines, Study FindsCategory: Health News...... Sty (Stye)  - Wed, 30 Nov 2011 Title: Sty (Stye)Category: Diseases and Conditions...... Vision Problems Decreasing in People With Diabetes  - Fri, 18 Nov 2011 Title: Vision Problems Decreasing in People With DiabetesCategory: Health News...... More CooperVision Contact Lenses Recalled  - Fri, 18 Nov 2011 Title: More CooperVision Contact Lenses RecalledCategory: Health News...... Toxoplasmosis  - Tue, 25 Oct 2011 Title: ToxoplasmosisCategory: Diseases and Conditions...... Restore Your Near Vision -- Without Reading Glasses  - Tue, 25 Oct 2011 Title: Restore Your Near Vision -- Without Reading GlassesCategory: Health News...... Muted Contact Lens Recall Irks FDA  - Fri, 14 Oct 2011 Title: Muted Contact Lens Recall Irks FDACategory: Health News...... Sjogren's Syndrome  - Fri, 30 Sep 2011 Title: Sjogren's SyndromeCategory: Diseases and Conditions...... FDA Warns LASIK Providers: Stop Making False Claims  - Fri, 30 Sep 2011 Title: FDA Warns LASIK Providers: Stop Making False ClaimsCategory: Health News...... acetazolamide - oral, Diamox  - Wed, 21 Sep 2011 Title: acetazolamide - oral, DiamoxCategory: Medications...... Vision Update The Miraculous Claims of the Diet Zone  - Fri, 6 Oct 2006 One way of recognizing a fad diet is said to be the promise of multiple miraculous effects upon heal...... The 7 Myths Of Relaxation  - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 I voluntarily teach relaxation by the bed side for heart,stroke and cancer patients in the hospital....... High Blood Pressure, the Insidious Killer  - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 Next time you are with a group of 3 friends, take a good look around; one of you will have high bloo...... The Most Unmistakable Sign of Aging; Wrinkles  - Fri, 1 Sep 2006 Aging is an undisputable fact of life that transgresses any human intervention. The most unmistakab...... Diabetes, Recognizing the Signs, and Symptoms  - Fri, 20 Aug 2006 Do you find yourself going to the bathroom more than usual? Are you unusually hungry or thirsty? Is ...... Does your child have lazy eyes?  - Tue, 05 Jul 2005 AMBLYOPIA or lazy eyes occurs when one or both eyes do not develop normal vision during childhood....... Ask the Doctor  - Tue, 05 Jul 2005 Question from Roger Mathews Dear doctor is there anything new on the market for chronic lid rednes...... XRAY VISION  - Tue, 05 Jul 2005 To keep your perception sharp, you need two key things, lutein and zeaxanthin, which sound like vi...... Eye exams: What to expect  - Fri, 10 Jun 2005 An eye exam is one of the best ways to protect your vision because it can detect eye problems at t...... Lens mimics human eye  - Fri, 10 Jun 2005 Shortly after undergoing cataract surgery with a new high-tech replacement lens, Leah Vereen took ...... Ask the Doctor (unedited)  - Fri, 10 Jun 2005 Question from : Helen Evans Whenever I visit the nail salon, the next day I develop a very inflam...... New warnings possible after 38 reports of eye damage  - Fri, 10 Jun 2005 An investigation into whether Vigra and other popular impotence treatment may cause permanent eye...... Ask the Doctor  - Tue, 07 Jun 2005 Question from : April What could cause vessels in the eyes to burst? Subject is 84 years of age. ...... Watch Where You Point That  - Thu, 19 May 2005 A green laser pointer may be great for punctuating presentations, but mind the eyes. A Mayo Clinic...... Jefferson Researchers Results Show Promise For Metastatic Eye Melanoma  - Thu, 19 May 2005 When melanoma of the eye spreads to the liver, patients have few good options. Surgery is freque...... Eye Care Multifocal Contact Lens Not Ideal for Night Driving  - Tue, 16 Nov 2010 Title: Multifocal Contact Lens Not Ideal for Night DrivingCategory: Health News...... Sty (Stye)  - Tue, 9 Nov 2010 Title: Sty (Stye)Category: Diseases and Conditions...... Health Tip: Signs of Corneal Damage  - Mon, 8 Nov 2010 Title: Health Tip: Signs of Corneal DamageCategory: Health News...... Glaucoma  - Fri, 5 Nov 2010 Title: GlaucomaCategory: Diseases and Conditions...... Club Drug 'Poppers' May Be Linked to Eye Damage  - Thu, 14 Oct 2010 Title: Club Drug 'Poppers' May Be Linked to Eye DamageCategory: Health News...... Non-Prescription 'Fashion' Contacts Can Harm Your Eyes  - Tue, 12 Oct 2010 Title: Non-Prescription 'Fashion' Contacts Can Harm Your EyesCategory: Health News...... Survey Sees Gender Differences in Vision IQ  - Fri, 8 Oct 2010 Title: Survey Sees Gender Differences in Vision IQCategory: Health News...... hydroxypropyl cellulose insert - ophthalmic, Lacrisert  - Wed, 22 Sep 2010 Title: hydroxypropyl cellulose insert - ophthalmic, LacrisertCategory: Medications...... sodium chloride solution - ophthalmic, Muro-128  - Wed, 22 Sep 2010 Title: sodium chloride solution - ophthalmic, Muro-128Category: Medications...... sulfacetamide/prednisolone ointment - ophthalmic, Blephamide S.O.P., Cetapred  - Wed, 22 Sep 2010 Title: sulfacetamide/prednisolone ointment - ophthalmic, Blephamide S.O.P., CetapredCategory: Medications...... sulfacetamide/prednisolone - ophthalmic suspension, Blephamide, Vasocidin  - Wed, 22 Sep 2010 Title: sulfacetamide/prednisolone - ophthalmic suspension, Blephamide, VasocidinCategory: Medications...... flurbiprofen - ophthalmic, Ocufen  - Wed, 22 Sep 2010 Title: flurbiprofen - ophthalmic, OcufenCategory: Medications......