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Last Updated: Nov 18, 2006 - 12:32:53 PM |
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Ophthalmology
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Cataract
Vitamin supplementation may slow down cataract development
Age-related cataract, the world's leading cause of blindness, affects more than 20 million Americans over the age of 40 years. Surgical correction is currently the only known option for intervention, but researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University recently sought, in three different studies, to determine if prevention is possible. Their findings suggest that vitamins and polyunsaturated fatty acids--two categories of nutrients believed to have health benefits--may both affect cataract development, although not necessarily in beneficial ways.
Aug 10, 2005 - 10:02:00 PM
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Ophthalmology
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Cataract
FDA approves TECNIS(R) foldable acrylic intraocular lens
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO) , today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the TECNIS(R) intraocular lens (IOL) on an acrylic platform.
Aug 10, 2005 - 8:33:00 PM
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Ophthalmology
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Cataract
Cosmic radiation associated with risk of cataract in airline pilots
Airline pilots have an increased risk of nuclear cataracts [common type of cataract, associated with aging] compared with non-pilots, and that risk is associated with cumulative exposure to cosmic radiation, according to a study in the August issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Aug 10, 2005 - 1:08:00 PM
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