Cure Research for Blindness

Medical Research Breakthroughs and Blindness

Lower Risk of Macular Degeneration In Postmenopausal women on Hormones: According to a recent study conducted researchers found that there is an association between women who take postmenopausal hormones and the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration. It was noted that especially for women who had taken oral contraceptives; postmenopausal hormones reduced the risk of progression to advanced stages of the eye disease. Among older adults, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the chief cause of blindness and loss of vision. Genetics plays a key role in susceptibility to AMD but environmental factors, such as smoking, are also important. There was evidence of higher rates of AMD in women than in men and also the discovery of links between AMD and cardiovascular disease suggested the involvement of estrogens in development of the disease. It was found that current postmenopausal hormone users had a 48 percent lower risk of neovascular AMD compared with those who had never used postmenopausal hormones, the risk did not decline with longer durations of use. The risk was lowest for postmenopausal hormone users who had used oral contraceptives in the past. However, oral contraceptive use was not linked to early AMD risk, but current postmenopausal hormone users were 34% more likely to develop early stage AMD than non-users, hence a higher risk of early AMD was seen among postmenopausal hormone. In addition, researchers found a 26% lower risk of early AMD among women who had given birth. Altogether, these findings suggest a role for estrogen in the pathogenesis of AMD that requires further research in specific early and late signs of disease.

Medical research for Blindness: medical news summaries:

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
• More news »

Blindness Treatment: Book Excerpts

• Treatment - Papilledema
• Treatment - Vision Loss
• Treatment - Vision Loss
• Treatment - Papilledema (Optic Disc Swelling)
• Emergency interventions   - Eye pain
• Patient counseling - Hemianopsia
• Emergency interventions - Eye pain [Ophthalmalgia]
• Nursing considerations - Eye pain
• Nursing considerations - Vision loss
• Emergency Actions - Eye pain
• Patient counseling - Hemianopsia
• Patient counseling - Scotoma
• Patient counseling - Vision loss
• Patient counseling - Night blindness
• Nursing considerations - Hemianopsia
• Nursing considerations - Scotoma
• Nursing considerations - Vision loss
• Nursing considerations - Eye pain [Ophthalmalgia]

Clinical Trials for Blindness

Some of the clinical trials for Blindness include:

• Brain Plasticity of Verbal Memory in the Blind - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Enhanced Tactile Memory in the Blind - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Use of "Smart Wheelchairs" to Provide Independent Mobility to Visual and Mobility Impairments - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Evaluation of Eye Movement Tracking Systems for Visual Rehabilitation - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Clinical Trial of Povidone-Iodine for the Treatment of Bacterial Corneal Ulcers - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Povidone-Iodine
• more trials...»

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