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600 Million-Year-Old Origins Of Vision Discovered By Scientists At UCSB By studying the hydra, a member of an ancient group of sea creatures that is still flourishing, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have made a discovery in understanding the origins of human vision. The finding is published in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a British journal of biology. Hydra are simple animals that, along with jellyfish, belong to the phylum cnidaria... Abbott Receives U.S. FDA Approval For New Cataract Multifocal Intraocular Lens Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the TECNIS® Multifocal 1-Piece intraocular lens (IOL) for cataract patients with and without presbyopia. Intraocular lenses are implanted in a patient's eye after the removal of the natural lens that has become clouded by a cataract... Guide Dogs Granted Permission To Apply For Judicial Review In Dispute With Royal Borough Of Kensington And Chelsea Over Plans For Exhibition Road, UK The High Court gave the green light to Guide Dogs to proceed with the legal challenge against Kensington and Chelsea's development plans for Exhibition Road. The scheme is reportedly costing Â£25m, funded by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, City of Westminster and the Mayor of London... Professor Discovers Link Between Low Oxygen Levels In Body And Cancer-Aiding Protein; Could Help Treatments For Retinoblastoma, Breast Cancer What began as research into how diabetics could possibly preserve their eyesight has led to findings that could prolong the vision of children afflicted with retinoblastoma... Risk Of Developing Cataracts Increased By Anti-Depressants Some anti-depressant drugs are associated with an increased chance of developing cataracts, according to a new statistical study by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and McGill University... Scientists Shed New Light On How Retina's Hardware Is Used In Color Vision Biologists at New York University and the University of WÃ¼rzburg have identified, in greater detail, how the retina's cellular hardware is used in color preference. The findings, published in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), enhance our understanding of how eyes and the brain process color... Glaucoma Research Foundation Marks World Glaucoma Week By Awarding Over $1 Million In Research Grants The Glaucoma Research Foundation is marking World Glaucoma Week (March 7-13) by announcing more than $1 million in research grants, including the recipients of its Shaffer Fund for Innovative Glaucoma Research... Eye Disease Linked To Weakened Brain Power In People With Diabetes Diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of blindness in the UK's working-age population, could be associated with poorer memory and diminished brain power in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to new researchÂ¹ announced this week at leading health charity Diabetes UK's Annual Professional Conference. The study looked at 1,066 people with Type 2 diabetes aged between 60 and 75 years old... Leading Experts Spotlight "A Day In The Life With Glaucoma" To Demonstrate The Growing Impact Of Glaucoma On Society During World Glaucoma Week (March 7-13), leading glaucoma experts are joining forces to increase awareness of the consequences of diminished vision as a result of glaucoma and its impact on the daily lives of patients. According to research, examples of daily activities that can be difficult for glaucoma patients to manage include driving, locating items, walking on stairs and recognizing faces... Are You At Risk For Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)? Learn The Top 5 Risk Factors Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of severe vision loss among Americans ages 65 and over. Knowing your risk factors, being aware of your family history, and keeping regular appointments with your Eye M.D. can help reduce your risks for vision loss from macular degeneration... Why Our Peripheral Vision May Not Be As Random As We Think As you read this, you may notice that the word directly in front of you is clear, but all the surrounding words are hard to make out. For most people, this effect - known as 'crowding' - is not a problem... Eye Condition Linked To Weakened Brain Power In People With Diabetes, Says New Research Diabetic retinopathy could be associated with poorer memory and diminished brain power in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to new research announced this week at Diabetes UK's Annual Professional Conference. The study looked at 1,066 people with Type 2 diabetes aged between 60 and 75 years... pSivida Reports Presentation Of Additional Positive 24-Month Data From Iluvien(R) Phase 3 FAME? Study For Diabetic Macular Edema At Angiogenesis pSivida Corp... Second Dose Of Gene Therapy For Inherited Blindness Proves Safe In Animal Study Gene therapy for a severe inherited blindness, which produced dramatic improvements last year in 12 children and young adults who received the treatment in a clinical trial, has cleared another hurdle... Advanced Cell Technology's RPE Cells Granted Orphan Drug Status From FDA For Treatment Of Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: ACTC), a biotechnology company applying cellular technology in the field of regenerative medicine, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for the company's MA09-hRPE cells for use in the treatment of Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy (SMD)... Sunridge Receives Approval For Its Non-Invasive Glaucoma Treatment In China Sunridge International (OTC Bulletin Board: SNDZ), announced that China's State Food and Drug Administration, (SFDA), had approved the firm's Pneumatic Trabeculoplasty (PNT) treatment in China. In making the announcement today, Sunridge International's CEO, G... Early Signs Of Glaucoma Discovered In The Brain Researchers at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute are now a step closer to deciphering a leading cause of blindness in the United States - glaucoma. In a recent study, David Calkins, Ph.D., director of Research at the VEI, discovered that the first sign of injury in glaucoma actually occurs in the brain... Short- And Long-Term Promise From Newer Cornea Transplant Surgery One year post-surgery, patients who underwent Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) experienced greater cell loss overall compared to those who underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), according to a new analysis of data collected from the Cornea Donor Study (CDS) Investigator Group's 2008 Specular Microscopy Ancillary Study (SMAS)... World Glaucoma Week Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) joins eye health organizations and eyecare professionals worldwide for World Glaucoma Week, March 7 to 13, 2010. The observation is designed to spread awareness and understanding about the importance of early detection of glaucoma, the world's second leading cause of blindness - and the leading cause of blindness in African Americans... Women's Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked To Cataracts; Smoking May Raise Uveitis Risk Intriguing findings on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and cataract risk, and on smoking and uveitis risk are reported in this month's Ophthalmology,the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology...

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