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• Laser Deemed Best Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy

  
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  THURSDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Steroid injections into the eye slowed diabetes-related eye disease, though lasers remain the treatment of choice because of side effects related to the steroids, new research shows. read more
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• Smoking after 80 increases macular degeneration risk 550 percent

  
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  A UCLA study finds that even after age 80, smoking continues to increase one’s risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in Americans over 65.The American Journal of Ophthalmology publishes the findings in its January 2010 edition.“The take-home message is that it’s never ...
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• Steroid jabs may delay diabetes-related eye disease progression

  
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  Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): A new study has revealed that injecting steroids into the eye can significantly reduce progression of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss and blindness.Proliferative diabetic retinopathy occurs when new blood vessels form on the optic disc or another ...
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• Triamcinolone. Steroid injections. “… laser treatments can reduce the risk of vision loss, but the identification of other treatments remains desirable.”

  
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  A report in the December issue of Archives of Ophthalmology , one of the JAMA / Archives journals, indicates: ‘ Injecting the corticosteroid triamcinolone into the eye may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss and blindness … ‘ A Media Release ...
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• Anti-angiogenic effects. Human tRNA synthetase. “… TrpRS fragment’s anti-angiogenic effects could help patients reduce undesirable blood vessel growth in diseases such as cancer and a great many eye diseases …”

  
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  Researchers from Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China; and aTyr Parma Inc, San Diego, California; have presented a paper: “ Orthogonal use of a human tRNA synthetase active site to achieve multifunctionality .” Scripps Research Associate Professor Xiang-Lei ...
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• Scientists discover new inherited eye disease

  
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  Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Iowa have found a new inherited eye disease that affects the macula, which is part of the retina.With the findings, which have been reported in the Nov. 9 issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, researchers are hoping to increase understanding of more common ...
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