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Posts Tagged ‘ retina ’

Possible Treatment for Macular Degeneration

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April 21, 2009
Possible Treatment for Macular Degeneration

Spotted on Slashdot, Stem Cell Treatment To Cure the Most Common Cause of Blindness. Specifically, this treatment, if it passes the trials, should be a cure for AMD, age related macualr degeneration. As I have a form or juvenile macular degeneration, I have high hoped for some broader applicability. The Times Online reports that...
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Going Bionic – A Telescope Inside the Eye

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April 4, 2009
Going Bionic – A Telescope Inside the Eye

According to Slashdot , there is now a Bionic Eye Telescope To Treat Macular Degeneration. This visual aid actually goes inside the eye. It sounds a bit frightening, actually, but exciting at the same time. External vision aids are bulky, often uncomfortable and easy to lose or break. This one avoids all those issue. If...
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Slashdot | “Microsaccades” Help To Refresh Your Field of View

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February 21, 2009

When I was first diagnosed with macular degeneration, my ophthalmologist Suggesting that I look just to the of what I wanted to see. this is because my peripheral vision is not as strongly affected as much information. The more serious the macular degeneration, the more central vision is lost. fortunately for me, I still...
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