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WBH Science Week – Edition 15

December 27, 2022 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

What's Inside New treatment for rare disease may prevent blindness Cure for age related blindness may be on the horizon Novel target to advance treatment of diabetic eye diseases And, about a dozen more articles about the science, medicine of and prevention of blindness Editorial By Chris Hofstader I thought this was an especially interesting… Read more about WBH Science Week – Edition 15

Filed Under: Science Digest Tagged With: AMD, Cataracts, Childhood Blindness, Diabetes, Glaucoma, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Thyroid Eye Disease

WBH Science Week – Edition 14

December 21, 2022 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

What's Inside Wife of preacher wishes he'd take real medicine for his eyes rather than waiting for a miracle Without medication, monkey pox can cause blindness How the brain responds to blindness And, six more stories about the science and medicine related to blindness Editorial by Chris Hofstader This was another slow week for news… Read more about WBH Science Week – Edition 14

Filed Under: Science Digest Tagged With: AMD, Microparticles, Miracle Cures, Monkey Pox, Perception, Retinitis Pigmentosa

WBH Science Week – Edition 13

December 14, 2022 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

What's Inside China launches cataract elimination program in Cambodia New mechanism for vision loss discovered Retina regeneration discovered in zebra fish And, six more articles about the science and medicine related to blindness Editorial By Chris Hofstader This is the third or fourth week in a row in which we found relatively few articles about… Read more about WBH Science Week – Edition 13

Filed Under: Science Digest Tagged With: AMD, Cataract, Glaucoma, Retinitis Pigmentosa

WBH Science Week – Edition 12

December 7, 2022 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

What's Inside Blindness effects two thirds of long term care patients Genetic link discovered in childhood glaucoma Retinal cells may be able to protect themselves from diabetic retinapathy And, about 15 more stories about the science and medicine of blindness Editorial By Chris Hofstader After a couple of slow weeks, this science digest picked up… Read more about WBH Science Week – Edition 12

Filed Under: News Digest, Science Digest Tagged With: Aging, AMD, Batten's Disease, Diabetes, Genetics, Glaucoma, Implants, Retinitis Pigmentosa

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