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Potential new eye tumour treatment discovered
New research from a team including several Carnegie scientists demonstrates that a specific small segment of RNA could play a […]
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Bionic eye hope blends lasers and gold
The laser stimulation of optic nerves is the focus of this research to develop a vision prosthesis – perhaps a […]
Diabetes & blindness: The unseen statistics
Accounting for 10 per cent of all blindness in Australia, did you know that Australian’s suffering from diabetes are […]
Diabetic eye disease: Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, previously called background retinopathy, is the earliest stage of diabetic eye disease. It is characterised by changes to the blood vessels in the eye's retina which restrict blood flow to the eye. Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy...
Scientists find how rogue cells ‘eat our eyes’
Vision scientists have identified a key player in macular degeneration (MD), raising hope for a treatment for the currently incurable […]
Inhibiting microRNAs may help prevent degenerative eye disorders
Blocking two tiny molecules of RNA – a chemical cousin of DNA – appears to suppress the abnormal growth of […]
Early detection may prevent blindness
The leading cause of blindness in Australia, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), may be detected in healthy people at risk of […]
Precision-tinted lenses offer real migraine relief
For the first time, researchers have shown why precision-tinted lenses reduce headaches for migraine sufferers, a finding that could help […]
Clinical trial of world-first AMD treatment successful
Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) researchers have released the 12-month clinical trial results of a new laser treatment for […]
Computer game helps eye specialists treat disease in children
An eye consultant has drawn on his teenage passion for computer programming to create a special test to check the […]
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