Sentences with phrase «with degenerative eye diseases»

Lanza previously led a clinical trial in the United States — published November 2014 in the Lancet — that demonstrated embryonic stem cells could be used safely for patients with degenerative eye diseases, but the patient sample was Caucasian with the exception of one African - American.

A clinical trial in the Republic of Korea for patients with degenerative eye diseases is the first to test the safety of an embryonic stem cell therapy for people of Asian descent.

There have been a handful with degenerative eye disease and hip dysplasia, but only a very small handful — out of a very small group.

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@a person of the name When I was a youngster, I was friends with a fellow who suffered from a degenerative eye disease.

Visual impairment — sight loss often caused by eye disease, trauma, or a congenital or degenerative condition that can not be corrected with glasses or contact lenses — is associated with a poorer quality of life and, when severe, loss of independence.

Advanced Cell Technology (ACT), based in Marlborough, Mass., will begin testing its retinal cell treatment this year in a dozen patients with Stargardt's macular dystrophy, an inherited degenerative eye disease that leads to blindness in children.

It has also been found to slow the decline of retinal function in those with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease that can lead to blindness, according to researchers from Harvard.

Eggs are a great source of anti-oxidants and according to the Egg Council via LiveStrong, they're filled with lutein and zeaxanthin, which help maintain healthy eyes and deters macrodegeneration, a degenerative eye disease that eventually leaves you blind in both eyes.

With its high levels of beta - carotene pumpkin offers protection against many diseases, as well as many of the degenerative aspects of aging, including skin damage and eyes health.

With raspberry being loaded with antioxidants, it shields the retina from oxidative stress, making it effective against vision impairment due to cataract or age - related degenerative eye diseWith raspberry being loaded with antioxidants, it shields the retina from oxidative stress, making it effective against vision impairment due to cataract or age - related degenerative eye disewith antioxidants, it shields the retina from oxidative stress, making it effective against vision impairment due to cataract or age - related degenerative eye disease.

But over the years, whilst I was able to help many IVDD, DDD, DM etc dogs, there was still always something not «right» and it was after my dog Bella's second paralysis, that I opened my eyes and seen that I had been «feeding» her degenerative disease with starches!!!

This degenerative disease that results in blindness, and doesn't start with symptoms like redness or itchiness that are common with other eye problems.

If you have a breed of dog that is predisposed to dry eye, discuss with your veterinarian what to look for and any medications to avoid or underlying disease (hypothyroid, Cushing's, degenerative myelopathy) that can worsen the dry eye.