by Ahmed El-Amir | Jan 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Medical students were receiving ‘very little’ training in eye conditions resulting in a knowledge gap, according to Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) clinical champion Dr Waqaar Shah. More…...
by Ahmed El-Amir | Dec 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Long-term daily supplementation with selenium and/or vitamin E for men is unlikely to have a large beneficial effect on age-related cataract. More… http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1905282
by Ahmed El-Amir | Dec 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Fight for Sight says the BBC is reporting that the first stem cell treatment to receive EU approval is to treat a rare eye disease. More… http://ow.ly/GaFGP
by Ahmed El-Amir | Dec 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Next-generation DNA sequencing may enable accurate genetic counseling in the diagnosis of bilateral congenital cataract More… http://www.healio.com/ophthalmology/imaging-diagnostics/news
by Ahmed El-Amir | Dec 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Statin use may raise the risk of developing cataracts, researchers report. But the benefits of statins are far outweighed by any small risk for cataract surgery. The study was published in the December issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology....
by Ahmed El-Amir | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
AMD – The UK’s continued use of older medicines means the country is behind most of its peers in the use of innovative new medicines, including those for wet age-related macular degeneration....
by Ahmed El-Amir | Nov 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
“Eyes are a window to your soul,” said William Shakespeare. But more than that, eyes are a window to your health. More… http://tribune.com.pk/story/796987/6-things-your-eyes-say-about-your-health/
by Ahmed El-Amir | Nov 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
The UK is facing an eye health ticking time bomb warns a national charity. More… http://www.pharmiweb.com/pressreleases/pressrel.asp?ROW_ID=104464#.VHbeJYjfWK0#ixzz3KFs3l12i
by Ahmed El-Amir | Nov 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Complications from diabetic eye diseases such as retinopathy, cataracts and other eye conditions are not inevitable and do not have to result in blindness. More… http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/nov/25/left-untreated-diabetic-eye-disease-can-rob-vision/...
by Ahmed El-Amir | Nov 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
HIV drugs have blocked age-related macular degeneration in mice and worked well in experiments involving human retinal cells in the laboratory, researchers have said....
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