Macular degeneration
Hope For Macular Degeneration? 'One Step Closer' To Cure For Age-Related Blindness
Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world and affects 14% of people over the age of 50. Currently, the affliction has no cure. Smoking Weed May Improve Night Vision: Cannabinoid Receptors In Retina Make Cells Sensitive To Light
Smoking weed may help you see better in the dark, and act as a treatment for degenerative eye diseases. Benefits Of Watercress: Lower Blood Pressure And 5 Other Conditions It Can Alleviate
Watercress, the "healing herb," can alleviate these 6 health conditions, from high blood pressure to diabetes. Preventing Vision Loss With A Healthy Diet; The Foods You Should Eat
Just like a healthy diet can prevent obesity, it can also prevent vision loss. These are the foods you should be eating. New Vision Device, OrCam, Helps Improve Reading Skills In The Legally Blind
New technology helps improve legally blind patients' ability to read an email, newspaper article, menu or page in a book, study finds. Macular Degeneration: Doctors May Be Able To Treat Condition With High Dose Of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
High doses of atorvastatin may be able to treat age-related macular degeneration — one of the leading cause of blindness in the U.S. Stem Cells Safe For Use In Regenerative Medicine: Researchers Incorporate Human Pluripotent Cells In Embryo
Scientists need worry no more: Human pluripotent stem cells can safely incorporate into embryos. True Love Lasts: 92-Year-Old Man Serenades Dying Wife On Hospital Bed
A heart-warming video of a 92-year-old man singing to his dying wife is quickly going viral. The Bionic Eye: Implant Device Helps The Blind See Via Lightwave Signals To Optic Nerve
This prosthetic vision device can restore vision to the blind by sending lightwave signals to the optic nerve. Bionic Eye Restore's Man's Vision, Gives Hope To Millions With Age-Related Macular Degeneration
The world's first bionic eye surgery on a patient with age-related macular degeneration gives hope to millions with the condition.