Medical News for Blindness

News Archives for Blindness

Medical news articles related to Blindness include:

• Retinal Gene Is Linked to Childhood Blindness
• Protein Might One Day Prevent Blindness
• Sports Eye Injuries Leading Cause of Blindness in Youths
• Gene Therapy Offers Hope Against Inherited Blindness
• Glaucoma Treatment Can Prevent Blindness
• Biannual Antibiotics May Cut Major Cause of Blindness in Africa
• Music Can Help Restore Stroke Patients' Sight
• Don't Lose Sight of Halloween Safety
• Hybrid Cars Pose Risk to Blind, Visually Impaired
• Common Medications Could Cause Physical Impairment in the Elderly
• Partial Face Transplant Patient Doing Well

Source: HealthDay News

Blindness: News Summaries

The following medical news items are relevant to Blindness:

• A range of common medicines may cause a serious reaction
• Children increasingly face adult diseases
• Diabetes vaccine may prevent diabetes in children at risk
• Diabetes: the simple facts
• Diabetic blindness may be prevented by taking aspirin
• Diabetics are more prone to the potentially fatal bacteremia and sepsis
• Diabetics need to have annual eye checkups
• Discovery leads to concerns about heart and eye disease drugs causing blindness
• Diuretics and diabetes
• Doctors apology after woman goes blind from undiagnosed tumour
• Eye doctors can pick up a variety of diseases from an eye examination
• Folic acid prevents neural tube defects
• Glaucoma awareness needs to be heightened in the Philippines
• Headache was undiagnosed glaucoma
• Man receives $3.3 million after he loses his sight following unnecessary heart surgery
• Many UK students are suffering from undiagnosed eye problems
• New blood test enable diagnosis of Devic's syndrome
• New drug prevents vision loss
• New eye disease detection equipment receives FDA approval
• Persistent vegetative state still difficult to diagnose
• Possible cause of tissue damage in diabetics found
• Pressure-lowering eye drops effective against glaucoma
• Promised label warning on heart drug still not done after 1 year
• Researchers find that urine protein measurement can determine preeclampsia risk
• Uncontrolled diabetes increases complications in later life

Misdiagnosis of Blindness

The following medical news items are relevant to the misdiagnosis of Blindness:

• A faulty lens caused a woman to believe she was going blind
• A range of common medicines may cause a serious reaction
• Doctor tried over misdiagnosing epilepsy in children
• Doctors apology after woman goes blind from undiagnosed tumour
• Many UK students are suffering from undiagnosed eye problems
• Misdiagnosed Lyme disease leaves man with severe neurological damage
• New blood test enable diagnosis of Devic's syndrome
• Persistent vegetative state still difficult to diagnose

Undiagnosed Blindness

The following medical news items are relevant to the nondiagnosis of Blindness:

• Eye doctors can pick up a variety of diseases from an eye examination
• Folic acid prevents neural tube defects
• Misdiagnosed Lyme disease leaves man with severe neurological damage

Medical errors and Malpractice for Blindness

The following medical news items are relevant to the medical errors (including malpractice) for Blindness:

• Man receives $3.3 million after he loses his sight following unnecessary heart surgery
• Obstetrician sued for cerebral palsy baby in historic settlement
• Partially blind, color blind surgeon continues to practice despite lawsuits

Causes of Blindness

The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Blindness:

• A range of common medicines may cause a serious reaction
• Children increasingly face adult diseases
• Children suffering adult disease
• Diabetes increases eye problems
• Diabetes: the simple facts
• Diabetic eye problems
• Diabetics are more prone to the potentially fatal bacteremia and sepsis
• Discovery leads to concerns about heart and eye disease drugs causing blindness
• Diuretics and diabetes
• Doctor tried over misdiagnosing epilepsy in children
• Eye management in diabetes
• Familial hypercholesterolemia
• Folic acid prevents neural tube defects
• Genetic testing for eye conditions
• Headache was undiagnosed glaucoma
• High risk of stroke for diabetics
• Insulin resistance, a predictor of type 2 diabetes
• Man receives $3.3 million after he loses his sight following unnecessary heart surgery
• Migraines more than just a headache
• Misdiagnosed Lyme disease leaves man with severe neurological damage
• More to diabetes diagnosis
• New drug prevents vision loss
• Obstetrician sued for cerebral palsy baby in historic settlement
• Prematurity brings complications
• Promised label warning on heart drug still not done after 1 year
• Researchers find that urine protein measurement can determine preeclampsia risk
• Young girl battles brain tumor

Complications of Blindness

The following medical news items are relevant to complications of Blindness:

• Diabetes increases eye problems

Diagnosis of Blindness

The following medical news items are relevant to diagnosis of Blindness:

• A range of common medicines may cause a serious reaction
• Cataracts due to diet
• Children suffering adult disease
• Diabetes: the simple facts
• Eye doctors can pick up a variety of diseases from an eye examination
• Familial hypercholesterolemia
• Folic acid prevents neural tube defects
• Genetic testing for eye conditions
• Headache was undiagnosed glaucoma
• High risk of stroke for diabetics
• Migraines more than just a headache
• New blood test enable diagnosis of Devic's syndrome
• New eye disease detection equipment receives FDA approval
• Persistent vegetative state still difficult to diagnose
• Researchers find that urine protein measurement can determine preeclampsia risk

Treatment of Blindness

The following medical news items are relevant to treatment of Blindness:

• A range of common medicines may cause a serious reaction
• Diabetes vaccine may prevent diabetes in children at risk
• Discovery leads to concerns about heart and eye disease drugs causing blindness
• Familial hypercholesterolemia
• Man receives $3.3 million after he loses his sight following unnecessary heart surgery
• New drug prevents vision loss
• Promised label warning on heart drug still not done after 1 year

Medical research for Blindness

The following medical news items are relevant to medical research for Blindness:

• Amblyopia found not to cause permanent blindness
• Children increasingly face adult diseases
• Diabetes vaccine may prevent diabetes in children at risk
• Diabetics are more prone to the potentially fatal bacteremia and sepsis
• Discovery leads to concerns about heart and eye disease drugs causing blindness
• New drug prevents vision loss
• Possible cause of tissue damage in diabetics found
• Researchers find that urine protein measurement can determine preeclampsia risk

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