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			<name>Ians</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Drugs to treat age-related blindness]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-02-07T08:19:47Z</updated>
		<published>2011-02-07T08:19:47Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Macular Degeneration" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="News" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="World" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Washington" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Scientists have come up with new ways to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) &#8212; the most prevalent type of blindness among the elderly &#8212; after figuring out one of its primary causes. 

 Researchers at the University of Kentucky, US, compared eyes donated by deceased AMD patients with those of healthy individuals. The .... <a href="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye/2011/02/07/drugs-to-treat-age-related-blindness-2768/" title="Drugs to treat age-related blindness">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></summary>
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			<name>Ani</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Worm sticks between woman&#8217;s cornea and iris in Bihar]]></title>
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		<updated>2010-12-26T16:22:38Z</updated>
		<published>2010-12-26T10:30:47Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Cornea" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="India" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Bihar" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="eye" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Nalanda" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[NALANDA - In an unusual case a worm got stuck between a woman&#8217;s cornea and the iris of her right eye in Bihar&#8217;s Nalanda District.adha Devi, a 20 year-old patient, got operated on Saturday at nearby charitable hospital in the region and is out of danger now.


She felt irritation in her right eye ten days ... <a href="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye/2010/12/26/worm-sticks-between-womans-cornea-and-iris-in-bihar-2766/">Read : Worm sticks between woman&#8217;s cornea and iris in Bihar</a>.]]></summary>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>taragana</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Comprehensive Study of Two Types of LASIK Procedures]]></title>
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		<updated>2010-12-24T07:34:44Z</updated>
		<published>2010-12-24T07:34:44Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Featured Article" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Lasik Eye Surgery" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Custom lasik" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="eye" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Lasik" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="LASIK Surgery" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="New York" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="United States" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Wavefront lasik" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) &#8212; LASIK is a type of refractive surgery for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism that can improve a person&#8217;s vision completely. It has become a common type of surgery in today&#8217;s world and two standard LASIK procedures available. The two types known as standard LASIK and custom, or wavefront LASIK differ ... <a href="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye/2010/12/24/comprehensive-study-of-two-types-of-lasik-procedures-2765/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Comprehensive Study of Two Types of LASIK Procedures</a>.]]></summary>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>taragana</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Abu Bakar Bashir Undergone Cataract Surgery]]></title>
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		<updated>2010-12-21T03:45:20Z</updated>
		<published>2010-12-21T03:45:20Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Cataract" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Featured Article" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Cataract Surgery" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="eye" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="New York" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) &#8212; Abu Bakar Bashir, Indonesia&#8217;s best-known radical cleric has undergone cataract surgery as he awaits trial on terrorism charges.
Lawyer Achmad Michdan says the 72-year-old Bashir started complaining about deteriorating vision in his left eye soon after his arrest in August. He says Bashir, who has been jailed since his arrest, was .... <a href="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye/2010/12/20/abu-bakar-bashir-undergone-cataract-surgery-2764/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Abu Bakar Bashir Undergone Cataract Surgery</a>.]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>taragana</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Revolutionary Lasik Technique Provides Super-Vision]]></title>
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		<updated>2010-12-15T14:11:00Z</updated>
		<published>2010-12-15T14:11:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Featured Article" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Lasik Eye Surgery" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="eye" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="laser" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Lasers" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Lasik" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="New York" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) &#8212; A revolutionary new technique of Lasik surgery promises to provide super-vision to patients affected with short-sightedness.
The revolutionary new technique at the Z-LASIK clinic in London boasts a 100pc success rate at correcting short sightedness to 20/20 &#8220;normal&#8221; levels.
But in 40pc of cases, patients are said to go home with 20/12 .... <a href="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye/2010/12/15/revolutionary-lasik-technique-provides-super-vision-2763/">Original article &nbsp;: Revolutionary Lasik Technique Provides Super-Vision</a>.]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>taragana</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Surgeon for Lasik Surgery Arrested for showing Negligence]]></title>
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		<updated>2010-12-08T12:58:05Z</updated>
		<published>2010-12-08T12:58:05Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Featured Article" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Lasik Eye Surgery" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="laser" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Lasik" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="LASIK Surgery" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="New York" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="United States" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) &#8212; This is the first time in the history of lasik surgery that a lasik surgeon is arrested due to showing negligence during surgery.
Tomoo Mizoguchi, 49, of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, was arrested on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in injury. This is the first time a surgeon who performs the Lasik ... <a href="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye/2010/12/08/surgeon-for-lasik-surgery-arrested-for-showing-negligence-2762/">Read : Surgeon for Lasik Surgery Arrested for showing Negligence</a>.]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Ani</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Indian boy in Australia undergoes eye surgery after being bashed in the face]]></title>
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		<updated>2010-10-28T13:23:34Z</updated>
		<published>2010-10-28T06:38:20Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Eye Surgery" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Featured Article" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="World" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="eye" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Lasik" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Lasik eye" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Melbourne" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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MELBOURNE - A 12-year-old Indian origin boy had to undergo a surgery to reconstruct his eye socket days after he was bullied and brutally punched in the face.

According to a report in The Age, two eight-year-old Australians punched the 12-year-old in the face during lunch on October 18 outside the school co-ordinator&#8217;s office .... <a href="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye/2010/10/28/indian-boy-in-australia-undergoes-eye-surgery-after-being-bashed-in-the-face-2758/">Source article &nbsp;: Indian boy in Australia undergoes eye surgery after being bashed in the face</a>.]]></summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Ani</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Chile  miners  to be given sunglasses to protect  their  retinas from ultraviolet rays]]></title>
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		<updated>2010-10-13T12:14:31Z</updated>
		<published>2010-10-08T05:33:45Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Featured Article" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="World" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="London" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[
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LONDON - The 33 miners trapped underground in  Chile have  reportedly started a regime designed for fighter pilots  to prepare  them  for  their ascent to the  surface,  and  would  be provided with 450 dollar (280 pounds) sunglasses to protect their eyes from the sunlight .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye/2010/10/08/chile-miners-to-be-given-sunglasses-to-protect-their-retinas-from-ultraviolet-rays-2755/">Chile  miners  to be given sunglasses to protect  their  retinas from ultraviolet rays</a>.]]></summary>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Madhulika Sonkar</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Donors give new meaning to &#8216;eye for an eye&#8217;]]></title>
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		<updated>2010-09-15T04:46:02Z</updated>
		<published>2010-09-15T04:46:02Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Cataract" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Cornea" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Corneal Transplant" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Features" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="News" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="eye" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Eye institute" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="New Delhi" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Schoolgoer Shivani Batra, who is 12 years old now, would often ask what the colour pink looked like, making her mother&#8217;s eyes well up.  The Delhi girl suffered from corneal blindness - a problem that affects two million people in India.

But all this changed, when in 2006, Shivani&#8217;s family came to ... Read more <a href="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye/2010/09/14/donors-give-new-meaning-to-eye-for-an-eye-2754/" title="Donors give new meaning to &#8216;eye for an eye&#8217;">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></summary>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Ians</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Rogue gene causes short-sightedness]]></title>
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		<id>http://blog.taragana.com/health/eye/2010/09/13/rogue-gene-causes-short-sightedness-2753/</id>
		<updated>2010-09-13T06:36:56Z</updated>
		<published>2010-09-13T06:36:56Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Myopia" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="News" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="World" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="eye" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="laser" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="Laser Surgery" /><category scheme="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye" term="London" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[LONDON - Scientists have identified a rogue gene that causes myopia or shortsightedness, paving the way for eye drops that could prevent or halt the condition. 

Within 10 years, these eye drops could be commonplace, sparing millions the inconvenience of contact lenses, spectacles and laser surgery. 	 	
Myopia or blurred vision of distant objects is .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://health.gaeatimes.com/eye/2010/09/13/rogue-gene-causes-short-sightedness-2753/">Rogue gene causes short-sightedness</a>.]]></summary>
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