The National Eye Institute does love it’s acronyms. CATT is one of the more recent ones-the comparison of AMD Treatments Trials. Translated that means there is going to be a study on the two drugs already being widely used to treat macular degeneration, one of the top leading causes of blindness. Lucentis was actually approved [...]
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Cataract Prevention at NASA
Categories: Cataracts, Eye Diseases, Eye Nutrition, Eye Symptoms, Eye Vitamins, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, Vision Insurance, Vision Service Plan -VSP
NASA and the National Eye Institute have been working together to develop a non-invasive method to measure very early development of cataracts and monitor any progression. This is important to astronauts receiving higher daily dose of radiation, especially on a long mission such as the future Mars flight, but there are great potential applications for [...]
Out of This World Eyecare
Categories: Cataracts, Eye Diseases, Macular Degeneration
Fascinating information from out for this world on new directions in eyecare from the NEI: NEI Press Release NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH National Eye Institute For Immediate Release Thursday, January 8, 2009 From Outer Space to the Eye Clinic: New Cataract Early Detection Technique Patients and Astronauts Benefit from NEI-NASA Collaboration A compact fiber-optic probe [...]
Eyecare Resources For The Unemployed
Categories: Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, Vision Insurance
If you are desperately trying to find eyecare resources for your community for the new influx of unemployed and uninsured the National Eye Institute has published a helpful list: Financial Aid for Eye Care Many state and national resources regularly provide aid to people with vision problems. The National Eye Institute, which supports eye research, does [...]
Cataracts
Categories: Cataracts, Common Eye Questions for Your Optometrist, Eye Symptoms, Eye Vitamins, Flashes, Floaters, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, glaucoma, Pinkeye, Retina, Vision Service Plan -VSP
A cataract is a clouding, opacification, yellowing, or accumulation of fluid in the lens of the eye that results in a loss of vision that interferes with your lifestyle. Most cataracts are related to aging, and by the time you reach the age of 70 it is almost universal to have some early signs of cataracts. [...]