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	<title>Eye Care News &#187; Eye Diseases</title>
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	<description>24/7 News and Information on Eye Care and Treatment Options</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Drug for bowel cancer can treat eye disease</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/06/14/drug-for-bowel-cancer-can-treat-eye-disease-2747/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Diseases]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Macular Degeneration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - A cheap, unlicensed drug originally produced for bowel cancer can treat an eye condition called age-related macular degeneration (AMD), new research has revealed.

Researchers based at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London have found the drug, Bevacizumab (brand name Avastin) working better than alternative treatments. 	 	
However, the study's shortcoming is that it does not ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/06/14/drug-for-bowel-cancer-can-treat-eye-disease-2747/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Drug for bowel cancer can treat eye disease</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Better vision for Africa - with help of India</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/06/13/better-vision-for-africa-with-help-of-india-2744/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devirupa Mitra</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cataract]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eye Care Program]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Forty-three-year-old Keerti Pradhan, a health management specialist, went to Africa for the first time in 2000. Since then, he has become passionate about applying India's success in the eye care sector to Africa.

He has been helping Africans improve their vision through low-cost Indian technology. And with Indian private companies now flocking to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/06/13/better-vision-for-africa-with-help-of-india-2744/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Better vision for Africa - with help of India</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Antidepressants may raise cataract risk</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/06/02/antidepressants-may-raise-cataract-risk-2743/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/06/02/antidepressants-may-raise-cataract-risk-2743/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cataract]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -  Older  adults  who   take   SSRI antidepressants  may be more likely to develop cataracts, says  a study.


The study has been published in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

The  study, led by Mahyar Etminan, PharmD, of  Vancouver  Coastal Health  ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/06/02/antidepressants-may-raise-cataract-risk-2743/">Antidepressants may raise cataract risk</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Plastic lens may soon replace laser eye surgery</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/05/14/plastic-lens-may-soon-replace-laser-eye-surgery-2741/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/05/14/plastic-lens-may-soon-replace-laser-eye-surgery-2741/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 19:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Myopia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Scientists from Moorfields Eye Hospital in London have come up with a novel treatment to correct short-sightedness in people.

According to the researchers, the new treatment changes the path of light entering the eye by using a synthetic lens inserted in front of the natural lens.	 	
Myopia or short-sightedness is a condition where the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/05/14/plastic-lens-may-soon-replace-laser-eye-surgery-2741/">Original article on  : Plastic lens may soon replace laser eye surgery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New contact lenses may reduce progress of nearsightedness</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/05/06/new-contact-lenses-may-reduce-progress-of-nearsightedness-2740/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 10:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A study has found a contact lens  that may reduce the progress of nearsightedness, or myopia.


The international team of researchers tested the contact lens  by fully  correcting  the central vision but reducing  the  relative peripheral farsightedness, or hyperopia.

The   study,  presented  at  the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/05/06/new-contact-lenses-may-reduce-progress-of-nearsightedness-2740/">Read more : New contact lenses may reduce progress of nearsightedness</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Caffeine &#8216;effective in preventing cataract formation&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/05/06/caffeine-effective-in-preventing-cataract-formation-2738/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/05/06/caffeine-effective-in-preventing-cataract-formation-2738/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 06:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Caffeine may provide the lens protection against damage that could lead to the formation of cataracts, according to a new study.


The study has been presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD hypothesized that caffeine ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/05/06/caffeine-effective-in-preventing-cataract-formation-2738/">Caffeine &#8216;effective in preventing cataract formation&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Age-related macular degeneration risk on the rise for Asians</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/05/02/age-related-macular-degeneration-risk-on-the-rise-for-asians-2736/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/05/02/age-related-macular-degeneration-risk-on-the-rise-for-asians-2736/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 08:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Macular Degeneration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -  A new study  has  reported  on  the increasing rates of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)  among Asians.


The  study has been published in the May issue of  Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

A  major review by Tien Yi Wong, MD, MPH, PhD, and ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/05/02/age-related-macular-degeneration-risk-on-the-rise-for-asians-2736/">Age-related macular degeneration risk on the rise for Asians</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New tool tracks eye disease before symptoms show up</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/04/30/new-tool-tracks-eye-disease-before-symptoms-show-up-2734/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/04/30/new-tool-tracks-eye-disease-before-symptoms-show-up-2734/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Diseases]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A new non-invasive tool can detect signs of eye disease at early molecular stages, before symptoms can be seen using traditional methods, say opthalmologists. 

In fact, this tool even promises to detect some eye diseases so early that they may be reversed before any permanent damage can occur. 	 	
Its use may well .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/04/30/new-tool-tracks-eye-disease-before-symptoms-show-up-2734/">New tool tracks eye disease before symptoms show up</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Green tea helps prevent eye disease</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/04/24/green-tea-helps-prevent-eye-disease-2733/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/04/24/green-tea-helps-prevent-eye-disease-2733/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Diseases]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Glaucoma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Green tea has always been known for its antioxidant effects and disease fighting properties, but now researchers say the benefits could help the eyes.

The report, the first to study how the lens, retina and other eye tissues absorb these substances, suggests that the drink may protect against glaucoma and other common eye diseases, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/04/24/green-tea-helps-prevent-eye-disease-2733/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Green tea helps prevent eye disease</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Green tea may help fight eye diseases</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/04/22/green-tea-may-help-fight-eye-diseases-2729/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/04/22/green-tea-may-help-fight-eye-diseases-2729/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Scientists  have  discovered  that green tea can help prevent glaucoma and other eye diseases.

They have found that the healthful substances found in green  tea renowned for their powerful antioxidant  and  disease-fighting properties - do penetrate into tissues of the eye.
The new study has documented how the lens, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/04/22/green-tea-may-help-fight-eye-diseases-2729/" title="Green tea may help fight eye diseases">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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