How Do I Get the President To Give My Disease an Awareness Month? Nov 4, 2009
The National Eye Institute, a part of the National Institutes of Health, brings us every February. Other special weeks or months are vestiges of old special-interest groups that one president or another wanted to please. (Slate)
Cataract surgery helps AMD patients; steroid improves DME; online eye health forum Nov 2, 2009
Data was obtained from the multicenter, prospective Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS), funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), which was organized primarily to evaluate the effects of high-dose vitamin and mineral supplements on cataract and AMD. As the American population ages AMD prevalence is expected to rise, and many patients will concurrently develop cataract; both diseases can cause blindness if untreated. "Earlier epidemiology had suggested cataract surgery might worsen AMD, so... (EurekAlert!)
Sight gone, but not necessarily lost? Oct 31, 2009
This study was funded by the National Eye Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Authors on the paper are Yin Ye, Yanshu Wang, Hugh Cahill, Tudor Badea, Philip Smallwood and Nathans of Johns Hopkins, and Minzhong Yu and Neal Peachey of the Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation. (EurekAlert!)
'Moonlighting' Molecules: New Gene Control Oct 30, 2009
This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, a National Eye Institute Vision Core grant, a W. M. Keck Foundation Distinguished Young Investigator in Medical Research Award, a grant from the Ruth and Milton Steinbach Fund and a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Clarice Smith. Authors on the paper are Shaohui Hu, Zhi Xie, Akishi Onishi, Xueping Yu, Lizhi Jiang, Jimmy Lin, Hee-Sool Rho, Crystal Woodard, Hong Wang, Jun-Seop Jeong, Shunyou Long, Xiaofei He, Herschel Wade,... (Science Daily)
Truth Squad: Supplements for Eye Health Oct 22, 2009
However, there is no evidence from this study to suggest that taking nutritional supplements can prevent people who currently do not have vision problems from getting AMD in the future, said Dr. Emily Chew, deputy director of the Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research at the National Eye Institute, and a lead researcher in the AREDS study. According to the study, 50 milligrams daily of beta carotene, 500 milligrams daily of vitamin C, 400 international units of vitamin E, and 80... (ABC News)
3 agencies to assess problems with Lasik Oct 21, 2009
Three federal agencies -- the Food and Drug Administration, the Defense Department and the National Eye Institute -- announced last week that they are launching a three-year effort to gauge how many, and which, patients suffer troubling symptoms after undergoing the vision correction procedure called Lasik. At the same time, the FDA issued letters reminding 17 walk-in surgical centers performing Lasik surgery of their obligation to report poor outcomes and patients' surgery-related medical... (AZCentral -- Business)
'Bionic Eye' May Help Blind See Oct 21, 2009
Research was supported by the National Eye Institute. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
Today's Type 1 Diabetes Patients Enjoy Better Vision Than Those In Decades Past Oct 17, 2009
16, 2009) People diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in recent years are less likely to develop diabetes-related vision loss than those diagnosed in earlier years, says a new study funded by the National Eye Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health. Forecasts of visual impairment prevalence in T1D patients may need to be amended, the researchers suggest, since current predictions assume that the earlier incidence rates will continue. (Science Daily)
FDA to Study Negative Effects of Lasik Eye Surgery Oct 16, 2009
The FDA says it will work with the National Eye Institute and the Department of Defense to determine the percentage of patients who experience negative side effects following surgery. The first phase of the project is already under way, with plans for an online questionnaire to help patients gauge their quality of life following surgery, according to an FDA statement. (ABC News -- Wire)
FDA To Study Negative Effects Of Lasik Oct 16, 2009
The FDA said it will work with the National Eye Institute and the Department of Defense to determine the percentage of patients who experience negative side effects following surgery. The project includes a clinical trial, tracking patients who undergo the procedure, which is expected to conclude by 2012. (KWTX.com, TX)
The Chemistry of Information Addiction Oct 14, 2009
Ethan Bromberg-Martin and Okihide Hikosaka, both at the National Eye Institute, developed a brilliant behavioral task that opened the door. In the , monkeys were placed in front of a computer screen and were trained to perform a saccade task, in which they learned to direct their gaze at specific areas. (Scientific American)
Read more... Oct 10, 2009
The National Eye Institute also states that baseball is the sport responsible for the greatest number of eye injuries in children aged 14 and younger. However, basketball is the leading cause of eye injuries in those aged 15 to 24. (PNN Online)
Cancer drug is no different in effectiveness as gold standard treatment for macular degeneration Oct 10, 2009
The National Eye Institute is sponsoring the Comparison of AMD Treatment Trials Study (CATT Study), a multi-centered, randomized, double-masked, clinical trial designed to assess the efficacy of bevacizumab compared to ranibizumab therapy and will be conducted in 44 clinical centers throughout the United States. Early results are expected in 2011. (EurekAlert!)
New Treatments Hold Hope for Failing Eyes Sep 30, 2009
No effective treatments have been found for the dry form of macular degeneration, which causes less catastrophic vision loss but accounts for 85 percent of all macular degeneration cases, according to the U.S. National Eye Institute ... U.S. National Eye Institute. (MEDLINEplus)
Gene Variant Linked To Glaucoma Identified Sep 24, 2009
23, 2009) An international team, led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the National Eye Institute, has discovered gene variants for glaucoma in a black population ... The study by Kang Zhang, MD, PhD, Director of the Institute for Genomic Medicine and professor of ophthalmology and human genetics at the Shiley Eye Center at UC San Diego and J. Fielding Hejtmancik, MD, PhD, medical officer and chief of the Ophthalmic Molecular Genetics Section at... (Science Daily)
New device finds early signs of eye disease in preemies Sep 22, 2009
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the most common causes of vision loss in children, affecting about 16,000 babies each year, according to the National Eye Institute. It occurs when babies are born prematurely and their retinal blood vessels don't develop fully. (EurekAlert!)
Laser Treatment For BRVO Is Safer Than Corticosteroid Injections And Equally Effective, Study Finds Sep 16, 2009
This research was part of the Standard Care vs. Corticosteroid for Retinal Vein Occlusion (SCORE) Study, a phase III clinical trial conducted at 84 sites and supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI) at the National Institutes of Health. "The SCORE study is the first to demonstrate that laser treatment and injections of corticosteroid into the eye have a similar impact on vision loss for patients who have retinal swelling due to branch retinal vein occlusion," said Ingrid U. Scott, M.D.,... (Science Daily)
Retinopathy of Prematurity Sep 14, 2009
The national Eye Institute reports annual estimates of 14,000 to 16,000 preemies with some degree of ROP each year. Of these, an estimated 1100 to 1500 require medical treatment and 400 to 600 cases result in legal blindness each year in the US. ROP is most common in preemies because of their delivery before the blood vessels of the eyes have completely developed. (Suite101.com)
New therapies help macular degeneration Sep 8, 2009
According to the National Eye Institute, about 85 to 90 percent of patients with advanced macular degeneration have the dry form ... A recent National Eye Institute study found that certain nutrients such as beta carotene (vitamin A) and vitamins C and E may reduce the risk of progression of early-stage AMD by 25 percent. (CNN)
Key Factor That Stimulates Brain Cancer Cells To Spread Identified Aug 21, 2009
The study received additional funding from NIH's National Cancer Institute, National Eye Institute, and National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and from the Ivy Brain Tumor Foundation. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Vision Researchers See Unexpected Gain One Year Into Blindness Trial Aug 15, 2009
These findings have emerged from a phase I clinical trial supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI) at the National Institutes of Health, and conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the University of Florida, Gainesville. This is the first study that reports the one-year safety and effectiveness of successful gene therapy for a form of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a currently untreatable hereditary condition that causes severe vision loss and... (Science Daily)
Discovery Brings Hope To Treatment Of Lymphatic Diseases Aug 15, 2009
This work was supported by research grants from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health and an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness. Ambati is also supported by a Doris Duke Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award and the Burroughs Wellcome Translational Research Clinical Scientist Award. (Science Daily)
Gene Therapy Offers Hope Against Inherited Blindness Aug 14, 2009
"At one year, we have now found that the RPE65 gene therapy appears to be safe and leads to a stable visual improvement in the patients studied. We are cautiously optimistic about these results and look forward to additional reports that address the key issues of safety and effectiveness," study author Artur V. Cideciyan, a research associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania, said in a news release from the National Eye Institute. "These results are very significant... (MEDLINEplus)
8Study Suggests Gene Therapy May Enable Blind to See» Aug 14, 2009
This was phase 1 of a National Eye Institute study and we wanted to measure whether gene therapy was safe for the eye and safe for the body, said Dr. Artur Cideciyan, a research associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania ... I think that it is a very intriguing hypothesis that she learned to use an area of her retina that was improved through gene therapy, said Dr. Brian Brooks, an investigator with the National Institute of Health s National Eye Institute. (Fox News)
Vision improvement after gene therapy maintained at 1 year for inherited retinal blindness Aug 13, 2009
This Phase I clinical trial is supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI) at the National Institutes of Health ... In 2006, the Scheie Eye Institute was #1 in funding from the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, among all departments of ophthalmology in the United States. (EurekAlert!)
Scientists Program Blood Stem Cells To Become Vision Cells Aug 4, 2009
The work was supported by the National Eye Institute. Researchers removed blood stem cells from the bone marrow of mice, modified the cells in cultures, and injected them back into the animals' circulatory systems. (Science Daily)
NFL Cardinals' Wide Receiver Larry Fitzgerald Promotes Vision Therapy Aug 1, 2009
one of the most common vision disorders that interferes with reading, was recently the focus of a scientific study funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Eye Institute. This is a vision problem where the two eyes don't work together in unison the way they are supposed to when one is reading. (PR Newswire)
Intensive Glucose Control Halves Complications Of Longstanding Type 1 Diabetes Jul 29, 2009
gov. The DCCT/EDIC is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Eye Institute, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the General Clinical Research Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, within the NIH. Genentech contributed to the DCCT/EDIC through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the NIDDK. Lifescan, Roche, Aventis, Eli Lilly, Omnipod, Can-Am, B-D, Animas, Medtronic,... (Science Daily)
NIH budget wins House approval Jul 28, 2009
National Eye Institute: $713. 07 million. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Brain Response To Information About The Future Suggests That Ignorance Isn't Bliss Jul 19, 2009
The researchers include Ethan S. Bromberg-Martin, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, Brown University, Providence, RI; and Okihide Hikosaka, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
Enzyme That Makes Survival Molecule For Key Vision Cells Identified Jul 8, 2009
The research, which included collaboration by scientists at the University of Southern California, was supported by grants from the National Eye Institute and the National Center for Research Resources. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Visualizing Formation Of A New Synapse Jun 26, 2009
The study was funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the National Eye Institute, the John Merck Fund, a UC Davis Vision Science Training Grant, the Whitehall Foundation and Autism Speaks. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Protect Against Progression Of Age-related Macular Degeneration Jun 20, 2009
The researchers calculated intakes of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) from dietary questionnaires administered to 2,924 men and women, aged 55 to 80 years, participating in an eight-year supplement trial, the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) of the National Eye Institute (NEI). The AREDS trial results suggest taking supplements of antioxidants plus zinc prevents progression of late-stage AMD. AREDS study participants were randomly allocated to receive either a... (Science Daily)
If The Shoe Flits, Duck: Real-life Example Of Humans' Dual Vision System Jun 17, 2009
The research was funded by the National Eye Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Breakthrough In Early Detection And Prevention Of Age-related Macular Degeneration Jun 17, 2009
The National Eye Institute, a component of the National Institutes of Health, helped support this research. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
NBA All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire Discusses Season-Ending Eye Injury and the Importance of Protective Eyewear May 30, 2009
According to the National Eye Institute, more than 100,000 eye injuries related to sports and recreation occur each year and 42,000 require a trip to the emergency room ... According to the National Eye Institute, more than 100,000 eye injuries related to sports and recreation occur each year and 42,000 require a trip to the emergency room. (PR Newswire)
Capturing The Birth Of A Synapse: Mechanism Locking Two Neurons Found May 29, 2009
McAllister was funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and National Eye Institute. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Neurons That 'Mirror' The Attention Of Others Discovered May 21, 2009
Stephen V. Shepherd, formerly of Duke Neurobiology and now at the National Eye Institute at Princeton University is the lead author. Other authors include Jeffrey T. Klein of the Duke Department of Neurobiology, and Robert O. Deaner of the Department of Psychology at Grand Valley State University. (Science Daily)
UH optometrists make custom contact lenses for long-underserved patients May 14, 2009
25 million from the National Eye Institute, Marsack's team aims to give patients with elevated amounts of what are known as "higher-order aberrations" the quality of life long enjoyed by those with common vision problems, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. The grant will help translate the results the team has realized in laboratory trials into products that will be available for widespread clinical use. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Fish, olive oil, nuts good for eyes too May 12, 2009
"The studies are notable for that alone," says Jean-Paul SanGiovanni, a staff scientist with the National Eye Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, who published 12 years of follow-up data on omega-3 fatty acids and AMD risk earlier this year with very similar results. "It's sort of consoling to see that we have this convergence of findings coming from different continents," he says, noting that researchers from Iceland and the Netherlands have turned up pretty much the same thing. (CNN -- Health)
Protein-protein interaction explains vision loss in genetic diseases May 11, 2009
Other institutions that took part in this research include the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in The Netherlands; University College London, London, UK; National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; St, James University Hospital, Leeds, UK; University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia; RWTH University of... (EurekAlert!)
Brain's Decision Mechanism Underlies Certainty May 8, 2009
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health, and the National Center for Research Resources supported the research. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
LSUHSC research shows fish oil protects against diseases like Parkinson's Apr 20, 2009
With funding from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Bazan and his colleagues developed a cell model with a mutation of the Ataxin-1 gene. The defective Ataxin-1 gene induces the misfolding of the protein produced by the gene. (EurekAlert!)
Eye Exercises Help Patients Work Out Vision Problems, Optometrist Says Apr 10, 2009
In fact, a study released in the fall by the National Eye Institute (NEI) found that office-based treatment for patients with a common eye muscle coordination disorder, along with at-home reinforcement, is more effective than home-based programs in isolation. The research, reported in the Archives of Ophthalmology, involved more than 200 young people with a condition known as convergence insufficiency, which Wensveen said likely affects between 5 percent and 20 percent of the population,... (Science Daily)
Experimental 'Gene-silencing' Treatment Has Wide-ranging Side Effects Apr 8, 2009
His laboratory is also supported by the National Eye Institute of the NIH, Research to Prevent Blindness, and American Health Assistance Foundation. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
Ambati study published in PNAS Apr 7, 2009
His laboratory is also supported by the National Eye Institute of the NIH, Research to Prevent Blindness, and American Health Assistance Foundation. . (EurekAlert!)
YOUR HEALTH: How to fight age-related macular degeneration Apr 2, 2009
WARNING SIGNS OF AMD. But they are no longer able to drive. (USA Today -- News)
Rigorous Visual Training Teaches the Brain to See Again After Stroke Apr 1, 2009
The funding to support the work came from Research to Prevent Blindness, the Pfeiffer Foundation, the Schmitt Foundation, and the National Eye Institute. The team focused on motion perception, since it's an aspect of vision critical for most everyday tasks. (PR Newswire)
FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Approval of VisionCare's Implantable Telescope for End-Stage Macular Degeneration Apr 1, 2009
According to the National Eye Institute over 1. 7 million Americans over age 50 suffer mild to profound vision loss from advanced AMD, which frequently culminates as End-Stage AMD (visual impairment due to untreatable advanced AMD). (PR Newswire)
iVisit Named Finalist in CTIA Wireless 2009(R) CTIA E-Tech Awards for Innovation in Enterprise & Vertical - Healthcare Solution Apr 1, 2009
iVisit SeeStar/SeeScan technologies are sponsored by the National Institute of Aging and National Eye Institute. About iVisit, LLC.. (PR Newswire)
Serious vision problems in urban preschoolers rare but not that rare, Hopkins study shows Apr 1, 2009
The research was funded by the National Eye Institute. Other Hopkins investigators in the study: Lydia Giordano, Joanne Katz, Josephine Ibironke, Patricia Hawes, James Tielsch. (EurekAlert!)
Action Video Games Improve Vision Mar 30, 2009
This research was funded by the National Eye Institute and the Office of Naval Research. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
DNA on the Loose: Next-Gen Blood Tests Tap Free-Floating Genetic Material Mar 19, 2009
Currently, only annual comprehensive eye tests can detect the condition, which is a leading cause of blindness in adults in the U.S., according to the National Eye Institute in Bethesda, Md. PAGE 1. (Scientific American)
Glaucoma catches most by surprise Mar 4, 2009
The National Eye Institute did a survey in 2005 and 2006 and found that three-quarters of the people surveyed said losing their sight would have a great affect on their lives. But how many knew that glaucoma has no early warning signs. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
New hope for preventing macular degeneration Feb 25, 2009
National Eye Institute ... These antioxidant vitamins were found to prevent the progression of age-related macular degeneration in the 10-year Age-Related Eye Disease Study conducted by the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health. (CNN -- Health)
Study: B vitamins could lower risk of macular degeneration Feb 24, 2009
The study, paid for by the National Eye Institute, appears in this week's Archives of Internal Medicine. An estimated 1. (USA Today -- News)
ORNL, UT project could save vision of millions Feb 18, 2009
Chaum, the lead researcher on the National Eye Institute grant that has funded much of this research, is especially excited about the number of people, particularly the indigent and medically underserved communities, that this technology will help ... Additional funding for this project, begun in June 2004 through ORNL's Laboratory Directed Research and Development program, has been provided by the National Eye Institute, The Plough Foundation, the Army Medical and Material Command, the... (EurekAlert!)
Higher Blood Sugar Levels Linked To Lower Brain Function In Diabetics, Study Shows Feb 12, 2009
The ACCORD-MIND study was funded by the National Institute on Aging in collaboration with the ACCORD trial funded by NHLBI with additional support from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Eye Institute, the National Institute on Aging and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
Are We Selling Personalized Medicine Before Its Time? Feb 12, 2009
The study was supported by the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health, The Steinbach Foundation, Research to Prevent Blindness, the Eye and Ear Foundation of Pittsburgh, the American Health Assistance Foundation and the Jules Stein Eye Institute. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
Cataract Surgery Doesn't Worsen Age-Related Macular Degeneration Feb 7, 2009
For the new study, Dr. Emily Y. Chew, of the U.S. National Eye Institute, and colleagues analyzed data from 4,577 participants (8,050 eyes), ages 55 to 81, who took part in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS). The researchers compared the risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration in people who had surgery to remove cataracts and in those who didn't have the surgery. (MEDLINEplus)
NASA gadget may predict if cataract is brewing Feb 7, 2009
"It's like an early alarm system," says Dr. Manuel Datiles III of the National Eye Institute, who led a study of 235 people that found the laser light technique can work. It all started when NASA senior scientist Rafat Ansari developed a low-powered laser light device to help astronauts with experiments growing crystals in space. (MSNBC -- Health)
