Smoking 'damages eyes as well as lungs'
Millions of people in the UK are putting their sight at risk by continuing to smoke, warn specialists. Despite the clear connection, only one in five people recognise that smoking can lead to blindness,
Eye Diseases
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Selenium and mercury in the Brazilian Amazon: Opposing influences on age-related cataracts
Age-related cataracts (ARCs) are an important cause of blindness in developing countries. Although antioxidants may be part of the body's defense to prevent ARC, environmental contaminants may contribute to their pathogenesis. Elevated exposure to mercury (Hg) and selenium (Se) has been reported in fish-eating populations of the lower Tapaj
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Sight For Sore Eyes
The neo-natal clinic at the government hospital in Mandya, 90 km from Bangalore, is surprisingly clean as ophthalmologist Anand Vinekar, 35, wheels in a Retcam, a cutting-edge diagnostic device the size of a television set. Vinekar then pulls out what looks like a hair dryer from the device.
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Soon, lab-made cornea to offer a ray of hope
Creation Of Artificial Tissues Will End Reliance On Donations Beijing: Chinese scientists are cultivating human cells in a laboratory in a bid to produce artificial cornea, bringing hope to over five million people suffering from corneal blindness in the country.
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Cell phones can also damage eyes: Study
Prashant Rupera | TNN
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IIT-B & docs use nanotech to treat cancer
MUMBAI/HYDERABAD: If it does pass the muster, it could be India
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Novartis strategy in focus as it strengthens position in eye care
Novartis yesterday underlined its determination to expand beyond its core drugs business, but denied that spending $50bn on Alcon put it in the same category as other pharmaceuticals groups diversifying to counter falling drug discovery rates or looming patent expiries.
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Science & Technology - Briefs
ornithology Birds love noise The house finch and the black-chinned hummingbird are unaffected by noise pollution. In fact, they prefer to nest in noisier areas because it increases their chances of survival. A team isolated the effects of noise pollution on bird communities. For this they chose regions with natural gas extraction plants which contain noise-generating compressors. The
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50,000 people of Panchagarh, Thakurgaon suffering from eye diseases
Aout 50,000 people of the two neglected and backward northern districts of Panchagarh and Thakurgaon have been suffering in various eye diseases. And they easily fall prey to different eye diseases due to poverty and unawareness. Since there is no eye treatment center locally, the patients cannot treat their eye diseases.
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Vitamin B may lower risk of an eye disease
Vitamin B supplements may reduce the risk for age-related macular degeneration, at least in women with cardiovascular disease or at risk for it. Macular degeneration, a disease that destroys the central area of the retina, is the leading cause of severe vision loss in people over 50.
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Look into eyes to spot diabetes
Look deep into someone's eyes and know what is in their hearts