cataracts

Scientists characterize proteome of human cornea

...million cases of impaired vision and are second to cataracts as the most important cause of blindness in the world," explains study author Dr. Jan J. Enghild of the University of Aarhus in Denmark. "Corneal infections by bacteria, fungi, or viruses are common disorders that can lead to corneal opacification. A...

Unique equine cataract surgery offered on routine basis

...cataracts. Georgie is a 15-month-old filly, with cataracts in both eyes. The team is currently preparing to o... offer such progressive treatment to tackle equine cataracts on a larger scale than currently available." The surgery has successfully been carried out on sev...

Toxic molecule may cause most common type of muscular dystrophy

...ssive wasting of the muscles, irregular heartbeat, cataracts and insulin resistance. Many people don't know they have MMD until their teens or twenties. To prove the theory that toxic RNA is involved in myotonic muscular dystrophy, a research team led by Dr. Mani Mahadevan, a UVa pathologist, duplicated t...

Tamoxifen for breast cancer prevention does not benefit most women

...ciated with significant adverse effects, including cataracts requiring surgery, deep vein thromboses, endometrial cancer and stroke. Women taking tamoxifen, if they do develop breast cancer, are also more likely to develop an estrogen receptor-negative tumor, which has a worse prognosis. (Cancers prevented by ...

Hopkins scientists link immune response to 'ghost' parasites and severely congested sinuses

...ting side effects, including loss of bone density, cataracts in the eye and weight gain. An estimated 32 million Americans suffer from persistent inflammation of the tissue that lines the nasal and sinus cavities, according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thirty-three men ...

Record ozone loss during 2006 over South Pole

... global scale, increasing the risk of skin cancer, cataracts and harm to marine life. The thinning of the ozone is caused by the presence of pollutants in the atmosphere such as chlorine, originating from man-made pollutants like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which have still not vanished from the air despite...

New study challenges 'critical period' in childhood vision development

...n India who was born blind due to dense congenital cataracts in both eyes. The woman lived as a blind child for 12 years before she received treatment. Now, twenty years after her surgery, the researchers found that she is able to discern between separate objects, determine depth, localize faces amongst a ba...