Exceptional result medical science: From the sun stem cells it was possible to “build” a complex organ such as the eye entirely in tube. This is a result of exceptional importance that can open doors in the near future, Transplantation cornea or other parts of the eye without having to wait for a donor. M back to the news of the eye laboratory was obtained thanks to the work of a team of developmental biologists, biochemists and bioengineers in a major research institute Japanese, Riken Kobe. Read the full story »

Eating fish just once or two times a week could compact the risk of suffering from the most normal form of blindness by almost half. Research shows that eating omega-3 fatty acids, most normally originated in tinned salmon and tuna, can assist protect the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a situation that leads to the gradual loss of vision.

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Let’s talk about health and beauty of our eyes. I appeal in particular to women who are used to make-up without too much attention to the origin or expiry of cosmetics that endeavor. I put myself there, I have to tell the truth, that’s why when I read the news of which I am about to speak, I immediately felt the need to share it with you. A group of American researcher’s optometrists has taken the trouble to analyze the products for makeup “Old”, or open a long time and no longer use. In fact it happens to find all the old eye shadow or eye pencils purchased years before, maybe end up in a drawer in the bathroom, and say “But you can still run.” Read the full story »

Do your eyes frequently feel dry, have a stinging feeling, or feel scratchy? You might have dry eye syndrome, a situation that can arise when the tear glands don’t bring out the rectify quantity or attribute of tears.

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Airport Malpensa, in a special booth located in the arrivals area of Terminal 1, you may refer to free testing of view until Sunday, March 6. The initiative was launched by Mido, the international exhibition of Optical, Optometry and ophthalmology, in collaboration with Vision + non-profit organization, to raise public awareness to the issue of prevention. In fact, eye health is often threatened not only by aging but also by a poor diet, by stress, Lack of rest. Read the full story »

Don’t forget to rinse out the skin around the eyes in the morning with fussy eye lotions or cleansing milk. Apply an eye cream with light pat but don’t make bigger the skin. Apply them cautiously beginning at the outer corner of the eyes to the inner corners.

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The cancer eye and its associated structures (eyelid, conjunctiva, orbit), are rare diseases, but nevertheless it is important. Making early diagnosis and accurate, but mostly active in a focused and conservative treatment is not simple. You should contact one of the few centers ultraspecialistici the Italian territory. Do you think in the Region, there is one only and that is what that refers to Policlinico Gemelli of Rome, located at the Eye Clinic of the hospital, headed by prof. Emilio Balestrazzi. Read the full story »

Lazy eye could reach a gene therapy very helpful. Who said it was a search of the Harvard Medical School in Boston, by which, acting on the Lynx 1 gene, it was possible to restore corrected vision some mice. A significant step in the possible care a chaos that should be treated early. Read the full story »

Eyes are continually affected by noxious outside factors, but also by an damaging lifestyle. Sleepless night, cigarette smoke or countless hours spent in front of the computer can gravely damage the health of our eyes and cause untimely aging. Take a seem to some helpful tips for sparkling eye.

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The retinoblastoma is one of the cancers, which affects the eye More normal among those most susceptible population, children. In a middle of excellence in whole thing Italian was developed, with results that swear actually well, a new treatment for the treatment of this tumor: a group of specialists and researchers led Siena testing, with appreciable success, curative as much as 60% of the children involved. Read the full story »