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Study finds degenerative eye disease raises stroke risk People with age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of severe vision loss, have double the usual risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke, Australian researchers reported on Thursday. 2008-02-28 Artificial retina implant holds promise for blind A tiny electrical implant that attaches to the retina may someday restore partial sight to millions of patients blinded by age-related macular degeneration, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. 2007-02-16 Is using lasers on eye gunk worth it? Some people call them floaters. Eye doctors call them "vitreous opacities." Emily Flynn called hers "a little fuzzball," and she flew halfway around the world to have it removed. After more than 100 pinpoint zaps from a laser beam during a half-hour visit to a northern Virginia office park, the fuzzball was gone, obliterated within the clear, gelatinous goo that fills the eyeball. 2007-01-31 Flying eye hospital aids world's poor Lam Vu Nhat Ni perches on her father's lap, wearing hospital pajamas and squinting as she slowly counts the number of blurry fingers held just 3 feet in front of her. 2006-10-21 Nepali eye surgeon brings sight to tens of thousands Sanduk Ruit needs just seven minutes to cut away a cataract and restore sight for destitute people. With 50,000 operations under his belt he wants to do the delicate procedure thousands of times more. 2006-10-05 Headlines Study finds degenerative eye disease raises stroke risk 2008-02-28 Artificial retina implant holds promise for blind 2007-02-16 Is using lasers on eye gunk worth it? 2007-01-31 Flying eye hospital aids world's poor 2006-10-21 Nepali eye surgeon brings sight to tens of thousands 2006-10-05 Drug linked to cataract surgery problems 2006-08-22 FDA panel recommends against 'bionic eye' 2006-07-16 Study: Eating fish helps protect eyesight 2006-07-10 Drug approved to combat elderly blindness 2006-07-01 "Seeing machine" offers legally blind view of world 2006-06-11 New Software Tackles Colorblind Challenges 2006-03-12 Myopia treatment could be short-sighted 2002-11-20 Ethnic Chinese kids more prone to myopia - study 2002-11-10 Drugs Restoring Eyesight in Seniors 2002-07-01 Doctors Test Chips in Eyeballs to Restore Sight 2001-07-21 Singapore device helps blind hear their way around 2001-03-06 Most-viewed FDA panel recommends against 'bionic eye' 2006-07-16 Drugs Restoring Eyesight in Seniors 2002-07-01 Artificial retina implant holds promise for blind 2007-02-16 Myopia treatment could be short-sighted 2002-11-20 Ethnic Chinese kids more prone to myopia - study 2002-11-10 Singapore device helps blind hear their way around 2001-03-06 Study finds degenerative eye disease raises stroke risk 2008-02-28 Nepali eye surgeon brings sight to tens of thousands 2006-10-05

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