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Eye Health / Blindness News From Medical News Today
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Researchers Find Diminished Balance In Those With Poor Vision
UC Davis Health System Eye Center research has found that visually impaired individuals and those with uncorrected refractive error - those who could benefit from glasses to achieve normal vision but don't wear glasses - have a significantly greater risk of diminished balance with their eyes closed on a compliant, foam surface than individuals with normal vision...
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No Proof Of Added Benefit Found For Aflibercept In Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Manufacturer's dossier did not contain any usable data for the comparison with ranibizumab The drug aflibercept (trade name: Eylea) has been approved in Germany since November 2012 for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...
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Cognitive Function, IQ Linked To Blood Vessels In The Eye
The width of blood vessels in the retina, located at the back of the eye, may indicate brain health years before the onset of dementia and other deficits, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science...
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In Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, New Drug Improves Progression-Free Survival, Shrinks Tumors
The experimental drug selumetinib is the first targeted therapy to demonstrate significant clinical benefit for patients with metastatic uveal melanoma, according to new Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center research presented at the 49th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The findings are potentially practice-changing for a historically "untreatable disease...
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First Drug To Help Melanoma Of The Eye
AstraZeneca's experimental drug, selumetinib, is the first targeted medication to show a significant clinical benefit for patients with melanoma of the eye (metastatic uveal melanoma), researchers from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center explained at the 49th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), in Chicago, Illinois...
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