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Two men blinded by retinitis pigmentosa have had their sight partially restored by receiving electronic retinal implants at King’s College Hospital in England. The surgery involves implanting a 3×3 mm2 microchip with 1,500 electrodes below the retina. A thin cable is run to a special sub-dermal control unit that is implanted behind the ear. When light reaches the [...] Results from a 2010 clinical trial suggest daily supplementation with lutein and vitamin A may help preserve mid-peripheral vision in Renitis Pigmentosa. This condition affects approximately one in 4,000 people in the world, and starts with night blindness in adolescence. Their peripheral vision deteriorates in adulthood, resulting in “tunnel vision” and ultimately, blindness after age [...] Image via HHS.gov Valporic acid is now being tested on human patients suffering from autosomal dominant forms of retinitis pigmentosa (adRP). This drug has already been approved for people with seizures, but the National Eye Evaluation and Research (NEER) network is now looking at how the drug can help those with this inherited form of [...] A new study of how electrical stimulation therapy (EST) can potentially help retinitis pigmentosa patients has recently been presented. The study, performed by Okuvision GmbH and published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, involves stimulating the eye’s retina with small amounts of electrical current. According to the source of this story, Medical News Today, “the [...] Image via healthfinder.gov Acupuncture is an effective treatment for the potentially blinding condition retinitis pigmentosa.
An article in the Journal of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion describes how acupuncture treatments alleviate stress on the retinal and optic nerves by relieving intraocular pressure. Another study, this one published in Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and [...] image via USDA A new study of rats has found that daily intake of blueberries helps reduce blood pressure in hypertensive animals. The study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry is unique in that they studied the results of eating the berry itself, not isolated compounds derived from the fruit. [...] For the first time, scientists have restored the ability of previously blind patients to recognize letters, fruit and other items using light-sensitive microchips implanted in the inner surface of the eye. [...] Image by tico24 Shakespeare’s fictional witches made a potion with eye of newt, but now some very real researchers are looking to the regenerative powers of newt to save human sight. Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant to study regenerative potential of retinal [...] |
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