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Cataract Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Cataract.

Results 1 - 20 of 227 in Cataract

  1. Club helps Joliet woman read

    19 hrs ago | Herald News

    ... her glaucoma and injections into her eyes have slowed the macular degeneration. However, she is not a candidate for cataract surgery. But she has never allowed her poor eyesight to interfere with her God Squad duties, such as helping the kids craft ...

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    Related Topix: Joliet, IL, Medicine, Health

  2. High-Dose Vitamin C May Boost Women's Cataract RiskRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | MedlinePlus

    ... the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues caution that the apparent association between vitamin C and cataract risk does not involve vitamin C obtained from fruits and vegetables. Rather, their study assessed cataract risk related to ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Life, Nutrition, Food

  3. High-Dose Vitamin C May Boost Women's Cataract Risk, Karolinska Institute StudyRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | BioSpace

    Women who take high-dose vitamin C supplements may be increasing their risk of age-related cataracts, hint findings of a Swedish study.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  4. Vitamin C supplements linked to cataractsRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 17 | WLS

    ... cataracts removed. Women who took extra vitamin C for 10 years or longer had even greater risk. Researchers say the cataract risk is only present with supplements. This study is published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  5. Nurse first in UK to have 'HD vision' lens fitted

    Thursday Dec 17 | Wimbledon Guardian

    ... UK surgeon to be trained to use the LAL implants. Mr Qureshi said: a oeThis is probably the biggest breakthrough in cataract surgery for decades. I feel so fortunate to be pioneering it in the UK. a oeWe have the potential here to change patients' ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  6. AmigoRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Lovely County Citizen

    ... a special needs dog. I've got cataracts on both eyes impairing my vision, but it's nothing, they say, that a little cataract surgery can't cure. I sure would like to start off the new year with a brand new loving person or family. Any takers? Come ...

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    Related Topix: Eureka Springs, AR, Medicine, Health

  7. Surgery helps Enzo to see clearly againRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Plymouth Evening Herald

    BIRDS of prey are renowned for their incredible powers of sight. Now Enzo the Falcon has reclaimed that gift after yesterday becoming the first bird in the region to have a cataract operation.

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    Related Topix: Health

  8. Cataract surgery can help some people improve vision without wearing glasses

    Wednesday Dec 16 | LancasterEagleGazette

    If you are having difficulty seeing well enough for daily tasks, such as reading, watching television and driving at night, you might have a cataract.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  9. A Screen Legend Now Sees Clearly

    Monday Dec 14 | Chiropractic Economics

    ... adds, jokingly, I also discovered that rather than a glowing white halo, I had hair, like regular people. August is Cataract Awareness Month, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology reminds those at risk for cataracts to see their ophthalmologist ...

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    Related Topix: Animation Movies, The Heiress, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Family, War Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Adventure, Gone with the Wind, Olivia de Havilland, Health, Medicine, Ophthalmology

  10. Eye surgery first for Spire Gatwick Park Hospital

    Monday Dec 14 | Redhillandreigatelife.co.uk

    ... each individual eye without the need for glasses. Mr Qureshi said: "This is probably the biggest breakthrough in cataract surgery for decades. a oeI feel so fortunate to be pioneering it in the UK." He said: a oe"We have the potential here to change ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery, Health

  11. Back, with new visionRead the original story

    Aug 31, 2009 | Examiner.com

    ... and September, after interminable months in which I actually feared I might lose my sight altogether, I finally had cataract surgery, one eye at a time. For several years, I was constantly bothering Jim to tell me the scores when we watched the ...

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    Related Topix: Health, Dentistry

  12. Eye surgeons blamed for long wait listsRead the original story

    Aug 28, 2008 | Langley Advance

    Eastern Ontario has the province's longest wait times for cataract surgery because a handful of Ottawa surgeons book patients for procedures long before they're ready, a leading ophthalmologist charges.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery, Ophthalmology, Optometry

  13. Falcon Enzo to undergo rare bird cataract surgery

    Friday Dec 11 | ThisIsSouthDevon

    VETS will perform a cataract operation on a bird of prey for the first time in the South West next week.

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    Related Topix: Health, Devon County, England, United Kingdom, Newton Abbot, England

  14. Pet Cataracts: Restoring Your Pet's SightRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | TheDenverChannel.com - Health

    As dogs, and sometimes cats, age, some develop cataracts.

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  15. Research and Markets: Ophthalmic Instrumentation - Global Market TrendsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | Business Wire

    ... of cataracts is one of the most important segments of the ophthalmic surgical devices market. Extraction of cataract and IOL implantation is one of the most widely performed procedures in the western world. These and other market data and trends are ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  16. Hospital holds 'free surgery day' for uninsured patients

    Monday Dec 7 | Daily Breeze

    ... insurance. The patients were treated and released the same day, with surgeries including gallbladder removal, and cataract, hernia and carpal tunnel repair. The patients also were given medications they will need to recover and will receive ... 4 comments

    Related Topix: Medicine, Hernia, Health, Health Insurance, Harbor-City, CA, Nursing

  17. Dr. Rayna Piskova MD

    Monday Dec 7 | KSEE-TV Fresno

    ... Contact Dr. Piskova, MD a certified ophthalmologist in Madera, California who specializes in treating for glaucoma, cataract surgery and corrective surgery. Does your vision seem cloudy or fuzzy? Do you have problems driving at night due to ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Ophthalmology, Madera, CA, Medicare, Eyelid Surgery

  18. Nanoceria have no genotoxic effect on human lens epithelial cells

    Sunday Dec 6 | Nanotechnology latest papers

    There are no treatments for reversing or halting cataract, a disease of the structural proteins in the eye lens, that has associations with other age-related degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.

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    Related Topix: University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, World News, China, Asia, Medicine, Health, Science / Technology, Nanotechnology

  19. WB looks to India as rail expansion partnerRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | The Peninsula

    ... promising sectors where 'revolutionary business models' were being developed to deliver low cost, quality heart and cataract treatments and where capital was put to use speedily in hospital development. 'In some service industries, including health, ...

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    Related Topix: World News, India, New Delhi, India, Haryana, India, Business News

  20. The amazing new operation that means anyone can see in HDRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Dec 5 | Daily Mail

    ... in the past few weeks by consultant ophthalmic surgeon Mr Bobby Qureshi. 'You can virtually promise people who have cataract surgery that they will have perfect vision, whereas before that hasn't been possible,' says Mr Qureshi. 'What's more ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Corrective Eye Surgery