Sentences with phrase «potentially blinding eye»

Keeping blood sugar close to normal and taking drugs to hold down blood levels of cholesterol and other fats can help people with diabetes avoid the potentially blinding eye disease retinopathy, researchers report.

Eye injections of the drug Avastin, used to treat retinal diseases, bring no greater risk of endophthalmitis, a potentially blinding eye infection, than injections with the much more expensive drug Lucentis made by the same company, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Cognis Corp. of LaGrange, Ill., a producer of lutein, is seeking permission to label lutein - rich foods as aids to reducing the risks of cataracts and macular degeneration, a potentially blinding eye disease.

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«The inquiry into the allegations that Silver turned a blind eye to many instances of sexual misconduct in the Assembly will necessarily include a parade of plaintiffs» witnesses telling their stories of violation, and even more defense witnesses responding to those claims (potentially including an alleged rapist and convicted sex offender).

AI, M.D. New AI programs coming down the pipeline can examine eye images to diagnose blinding diseases and potentially other health problems.

Treating the potentially blinding haze of a scar on the cornea might be as straightforward as growing stem cells from a tiny biopsy of the patient's undamaged eye and then placing them on the injury site, according to mouse model experiments conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

«Fears of potentially blinding complication from Avastin eye injections overblown, says study: Insurance claims data hint at higher infection risk for Lucentis, a more expensive drug.»

Cats» eyes are also vulnerable to traumatic and potentially blinding injuries, notes Dr. Kern, such as corneal lacerations (cuts on the outer surface of the eye), which are common.

Detached retinas, where the retina separates from the back of the eye, is another potentially blinding condition.