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Having diabetic retinopathy and/or microalbuminuria predicted a much higher rate of annual decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in a new study of patients with type 2 diabetes living in Japan. Diabetic retinopathy is a known risk factor for microalbuminuria, and microalbuminuria is a risk factor for macroalbuminuria, but to date it has been unclear…
Retinal microvascular changes associated with disability in daily activities among older adults
Retinal microvascular changes appear to be associated with development of disability in performing activities of daily living among older adults, and retinal signs may be useful in predicting outcomes among this population, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Ophthalmology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-retinal-microvascular-disability-daily-older.html
Mayo Clinic work shows possible Lucentis side effect
At the Amercian Academy of Opthalmology 115th Annual Meeting, findings were presented from a retrospective study conducted after a Mayo Clinic opthalmologist noticed an increase in intraoccular pressure (IOP) in her patients using Genentech’ (Roche) Lucentis (ranibizumab), an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). MARINA (Minimally Classic/OccultTrial of the Anti-Vascular Endothelial…
‘Positive Stress’ Helps Protect Eye from Glaucoma
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Calcium carbonate templates for drug delivery
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American Health Assistance Foundation Announces Latest Grants to Advance Promising Vision Research
The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF), a nonprofit organization with a history of funding breakthrough research on age-related vision diseases, announced today that it has awarded 21 new grants totaling $2.1 million to scientists worldwide who are studying and macular degeneration. The two conditions are the leading causes of irreversible blindness in the world….