TAG | Eye Disease
Substances found in green tea work their way into the tissues of the eye and could protect against common eye diseases like glaucoma, researchers say.
The findings, published in the current issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, suggest that the substances, known as catechins, are absorbed by the lens, retina and other parts [...]
Do you have redness, discomfort or pressure of the eyes? These subtle signs can be symptoms of “Thyroid Eye Disease,” (”TED”). Six out of seven “TED” sufferers are women, but when men get it, it’s often more severe.
Doctor Don Kikkawa specializes in “TED.” He says it occurs from an immune system attack that targets the [...]
Almost everybody tries his best to keep healthy and fit, including lowering cholesterol, drinking less and doing body exercises. But people who take good care of eyes are not as many as those who take care of body. Though a lot of people have eye problems since young, they do not pay much attention to [...]
In most people’s minds, cataract is an eye disorder only related to aging people. And they don’t know much about cataract, especially for some young people as they think this eye disease is far from them. Though it can not be denied that cataract is most likely to happen on people over 40, it is [...]
New research has found that a certain kind of stem cell from human umbilical cords helped restore transparency to the cloudy corneas of laboratory mice, raising the prospect that they could do the same for people.
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Currently, a limited supply of donated human corneas is available to help people with severe [...]
