How To Feed Your Eyes

Most people consider that their eyes and vision are the most valued of all their senses.

Although we are aware that our bodies need regular exercise and a healthy diet to keep fit and look good we tend to overlook the needs of our eyes until they begin to fail. What we should be doing is feeding our eyes with the correct foods.

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Exciting News For The Blind

If you know anybody that has been blinded by
[tag-cat Eye Disease]disease[/tag-cat] pass this on, they need all the encouragement they can get and must not lose hope.

 

Those enterprising medical people have discovered a way to successfully transplant light sensitive retinal cells into mice.

 

To simplify the explanation of the procedure, they have developed photoreceptor cells that have been transplanted into the retina at the back of the eyes of mice and that have successfully integrated and not been being rejected.
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Macular Degeneration Awareness

It has been announced that the Macular Disease Society (MDS) in the UK has started a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of macular degeneration.
 

The disease causes a loss of central vision with over half a million Britons suffering from the condition.

 

MDS believe that few people are aware that this condition is the largest cause of registered sight loss in the UK – and there is no known cure!

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