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    Month: August 2002

    New Retinal Vessels Formed From Stem Cells

    Posted on August 15, 2002 by droberts
  • August 15, 2002

    New Retinal Vessels Formed From Stem Cells

    by Dan Roberts August, 2002 Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have succeeded in forming new retinal blood vessels in mice with ocular disease. The process uses “pluripotent” adult stem cells, which are derived from bone marrow and injected into the vitreous of the eyeball. When in place, these cells develop into endothelial cells […]

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  • New MD Gene Discovered

    Posted on August 15, 2002 by droberts
  • August 15, 2002

    New MD Gene Discovered

    by Dan Roberts August, 2002 Researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center have discovered a genetic link to a form of macular degeneration. In an article published in August 2002 in Genome (“X-Linked Recessive Atrophic Macular Degeneration from RPGR Mutation,” pp. 166-171, doi:10.1006/geno.2002.6815, Radha Ayyagari, et al) the gene RPGR (associated until now […]

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  • Study Shows That Vitamin E Does Not Prevent Macular Degeneration

    Posted on August 7, 2002 by droberts
  • August 7, 2002

    Study Shows That Vitamin E Does Not Prevent Macular Degeneration

    by Dan Roberts August, 2002 Until recently, some doctors have thought that megadoses of Vitamin E might help prevent macular degeneration. This opinion was bolstered by the National Eye Institute study and the resulting AREDS report on the benefits of high doses of antioxidants and zinc, which included Vitamin E. New research has concluded, however, […]

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