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Toxin-free eye drop 'could be a sight saver'
(The Scotsman 21/09/2009)
A NEW eye drop treatment could help preserve the sight of thousands at risk of going blind, it is claimed today. The glaucoma drops are the first of their kind that avoid unpleasant side-effects which can put patients off. It is estimated that a third of people with glaucoma risk sight loss because they stop complying with their treatment. Half a million people in the UK suffer the condition, which causes gradual loss of vision due to damage to the optic nerve.
Eye drops 'may reverse glaucoma'
(BBC 05/08/2009)
A new type of medicated eye drop may be able to reverse symptoms of glaucoma, an Italian study has suggested. Glaucoma, the world's leading cause of blindness, is caused by pressure inside the eye - intraocular pressure - which damages cells in the optic nerve. The study of rats and human patients found drops containing a nerve growth factor may stop these cells dying, and actually improve vision. It is reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Hospital waits hit eye patients
(BBC 01/06/2009)
Patients with chronic eye complaints are going blind because of new patient waiting time targets, doctors have claimed. The Welsh Assembly Government wants all new patients in Wales to be seen within 26 weeks of referral by December. But medics say it means those already in the system get appointments moved in order for new patients to be seen. Patients who have chronic eye conditions such as glaucoma need to be seen regularly at hospital to stop their condition worsening.
Images show how thousands are at risk from untreated glaucoma
(BBC 09/10/2008)
Up to half a million people in England and Wales risk sight loss through undiagnosed glaucoma, specialists say. They want people to visit an optician to test for the condition, caused by too much pressure inside the eye. A simulation developed at City University, London shows how glaucoma can affect driving. It creates a "tunnel vision" effect - potential dangers could be missed.
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