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Noted surgeon Frank J. Veith named first Jacobson Awardee for physician excellence by Vascular Disease Foundation

Noted vascular surgeon Frank Veith, M.D., the William J. von Liebig Chair for Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center (Bronx, NY) and Professor of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx ,NY) is the recipient of the first Julius H. Jacobson II, M.D. Award for Physician Excellence, given by the Vascular Disease Foundation.

18 Nov 2004

Stem cells can preserve and improve vision in eyes damaged by retinal disease

"These findings hold great promise for potential treatments for people suffering from macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and other retinal diseases," says Michael Young, PhD, an assistant scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute and the lead author of the study.

18 Nov 2004

Instructions provided with medicines is far too small for people with impaired or partially sighted vision to read

When you're in your local pharmacy, do you ever try to compare the lables on products, only to find that the print is impossible to read? A new study goes a little way to remedy this, at least for those who are visually impaired.

16 Nov 2004

Computer use may be linked to the development of glaucoma

So, you spend all or part of your day working with computers. Then take notice, a new Japanese study has found that computer use may be linked to the development of glaucoma (an increase in fluid pressure inside the eye that may lead to loss of vision), especially among those who are short sighted.

16 Nov 2004

Expert scientific panel offers recommendations for monitoring adverse events related to dietary supplements

Protecting the health of those that consume dietary supplements is of great importance to public health agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the product manufacturers.

16 Nov 2004

Hands free mobile phones dangerously distract drivers' attention

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have tested the hands-free approach and found that drivers - young and old - struggled to see dangerous scenarios appearing in front of them.

14 Nov 2004

Scientists and clinicians are pioneering the diagnosis and treatment of children's brain tumours

The University of Birmingham, England, is working with Birmingham Children's Hospital to use high-tech science to make a difference to children's lives.

11 Nov 2004

Study suggests that rigid contact lens users should switch to glasses 3 to 6 weeks before having pre-LASIK examinations

A study published in this month's issue of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery suggests that rigid contact lens users should stop using contacts and switch to glasses 3 to 6 weeks before having pre-LASIK examinations, rather than the traditional 3 weeks.

10 Nov 2004

Patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension who kept their blood pressure very tightly controlled had fewer eye disorders caused by their diabetes

According to the article, type 2 diabetes and hypertension are often associated. At age 40, approximately 32 percent of patients with type 2 diabetes are also hypertensive, and that proportion increases to 47 percent by age 60, the article states.

8 Nov 2004

Search for genetic key to corneal disease

A new federal grant focusing on painful inherited visual disorders that scar the cornea will allow researchers to narrow the genetic cause of one type of corneal dystrophy and to offer improved diagnosis of this family of diseases.

8 Nov 2004

Scientists enticed back to Australia to tackle major health challenges

CSIRO and the Queensland Government are attracting leading overseas-based Australian scientists to return to work on major health challenges at the e-health Research Centre in Brisbane.

8 Nov 2004

Study highlights the effectiveness of azithromycin (Zithromax) in reducing infection rates of trachoma

The New England Journal of Medicine published today a study entitled "Mass Treatment with Single-Dose Azithromycin for Trachoma."

4 Nov 2004

Gene mutations responsible for causing cataracts in children, identified

Gene mutations responsible for causing cataracts in children have been identified by a team of University of Utah vision researchers. The discovery was reported in a recent issue of The Journal of Medical Genetics.

4 Nov 2004

Discovery of a new blindness gene

The discovery by a Leeds University scientist of a new blindness gene could help to save the sight of thousands of sufferers of retinal disease which affects premature babies as well as people over 60.

4 Nov 2004

New optical technology will help date a persons bruises

Optical technology can give the answer to when bruising happened and how. This can be important for cases of violent crime.

4 Nov 2004

Nonpowder guns are extremely powerful and continue to cause serious injury and disability

Nonpowder guns - ball-bearing (BB) guns, pellet guns, air rifles, and paintball guns - are extremely powerful and continue to cause serious injury, disability and even death to children and adolescents, according to a new American Academy of Pediatrics technical report "Injury Risk of Nonpowder Guns."

1 Nov 2004

McGuinty Government introduces changes to eye care services

The McGuinty government is making changes to the way OHIP insures routine eye exams, Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman announced today.

1 Nov 2004

Researchers provide concrete evidence about how the human eye evolved

When Darwin's skeptics attack his theory of evolution, they often focus on the eye. Darwin himself confessed that it was "absurd" to propose that the human eye, an "organ of extreme perfection and complication" evolved through spontaneous mutation and natural selection.

1 Nov 2004

Comprehensive studies of sleep and medical intern performance

better understand the impact sleep has on medical intern performance, researchers at BWH pioneered two studies both designed to underscore and support efforts hospitals can take to improve patient safety.

1 Nov 2004

Scientists have found that a protein present in normal body tissues can prevent tumour growth

A team led by Dr Dave Bates, British Heart Foundation Lecturer, and Dr Steve Harper, Senior Research Fellow in the Microvascular Research Laboratories, in the Department of Physiology at Bristol University, have discovered that a type of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) found in normal tissue, including blood, can prevent cancers from growing.

1 Nov 2004

Eye Health News and Research

Latest Eye Health News and Research

Noted surgeon Frank J. Veith named first Jacobson Awardee for physician excellence by Vascular Disease Foundation

Stem cells can preserve and improve vision in eyes damaged by retinal disease

Instructions provided with medicines is far too small for people with impaired or partially sighted vision to read

Computer use may be linked to the development of glaucoma

Expert scientific panel offers recommendations for monitoring adverse events related to dietary supplements

Hands free mobile phones dangerously distract drivers' attention

Scientists and clinicians are pioneering the diagnosis and treatment of children's brain tumours

Study suggests that rigid contact lens users should switch to glasses 3 to 6 weeks before having pre-LASIK examinations

Patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension who kept their blood pressure very tightly controlled had fewer eye disorders caused by their diabetes

Search for genetic key to corneal disease

Scientists enticed back to Australia to tackle major health challenges

Study highlights the effectiveness of azithromycin (Zithromax) in reducing infection rates of trachoma

Gene mutations responsible for causing cataracts in children, identified

Discovery of a new blindness gene

New optical technology will help date a persons bruises

Nonpowder guns are extremely powerful and continue to cause serious injury and disability

McGuinty Government introduces changes to eye care services

Researchers provide concrete evidence about how the human eye evolved

Comprehensive studies of sleep and medical intern performance

Scientists have found that a protein present in normal body tissues can prevent tumour growth

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