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Excess salt impairs vision

EU Times — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 20:07:13 +0000

Overconsumption of salt in Brazil increases risk of cataracts and damage to the retina. In Brazil cataracts, clouding of the lens, grows faster than the population over 60 years, although the disease is related to aging. According to the Penido Burnier Institute ophthalmologist, Leoncio Queiroz Neto, one of the factors contributing to this growth is […]

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Retinal photography may reveal clues to stroke risk

EU Times — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 11:00:23 +0000

Scientists have pinpointed that photographing the retina can provide information which help predicting the potential for stroke in people with high blood pressure. According to a new study conducted at the National University of Singapore, the eye examination mainly retinal imaging explores symptoms on the status of blood vessels in the brain. While high blood […]

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World's first bionic eye gifts blind woman eyesight

EU Times — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:34:12 +0000

For the first time ever, scientists have given a previously blind woman sight by way of a bionic eye. The Australian-designed implant, which resembles the model worn by Arnie in The Terminator, is likely to transform the lives of millions worldwide. Dianne Ashworth, who is suffering from the incurable condition retinitis pigmentosa, had lost almost […]

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