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Save Your Sight: Preventing Vision Loss from Diabetes

Posted: Friday, May 14, 2004

A study published in the April issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology found that more than 4 million US adults aged 40 or older have diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness. Retinopathy occurs when high blood sugar levels damage blood vessels in the retina, which is the tissue at the back of the eye.

The results of our study are important for public policy because they demonstrate that there's a large need for management and detection of eye disease in people with diabetes.

Fat Intake Speeds Age-Related Blindness

Posted: Saturday, December 27, 2003

AMD is a condition that is the leading cause of blindness from age 65, new research shows. Fat in nuts is the only type that appears to protect against disease progression. Consumption of fats, especially those in processed baked goods, may promote the progression of age-related macular degeneration. (AMD).

The Many Faces of Diabetic Eye Disease

Posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2003

“Glaucoma” is the term used to describe a group of eye diseases that share the following characteristics: progressive, structural damage to the optic nerve, often but not always associated with an increase of internal eye pressure, resulting in a progressive and characteristic pattern of visual field (peripheral and then central vision) loss.

A New Hope for Diabetics in Treating Blindness

Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2002

Australian research has led to clinical trials of a drug that could provide a painless and non-destructive way to treat blindness in diabetics.