A New Discovery That Could Help Reverse Vision Loss
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An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation discovery could pave the way for therapies to reverse vision loss common in premature infants and adults. In a new study appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, OMRF scientists have identified a compound that could give birth to therapies for a host of eye diseases that include retinopathy of prematurity and diabetic retinopathy.
Americans may not be eating enough of the foods and nutrients that they need to protect their eye health. Click the article link below the image to learn what nutrients you may need to be eating more of!
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According to the World Health Organization, global average life expectancy continues to rise and is increasing faster than it has at any other time during the last 50 years. Approximately 9 percent of the world's population is 65 or older; this number is expected to grow to 17 percent by 2050.
Learn what a simple red light could do for eyesight!
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With the retina aging quicker than other organs in the body, due to the high concentration and decline of mitochondria in photoreceptors (light-sensitive rods and color-sensitive cones), researchers in a new study took a fresh look at improving mitochondrial function. The study was published June 29 in the Journals of Gerontology: Series A.
Avoiding Foggy Glasses With Your Face Mask
Do your glasses constantly fog up while wearing your face mask? Here are some helpful tips from the University of Utah Health:
If you wear glasses and are helping slow the spread of coronavirus by wearing a mask, you've probably experienced foggy lenses the moment you put on the mask. What to do? An optical shop expert at the John A. Moran Eye Center shares some tips.
