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Thanks to the work of NEI scientists and grantees, we’re constantly learning new information about the causes and treatment of vision disorders. Get the latest updates about their work — along with other news about NEI.

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Immediate Treatment Helps Delay Progression of Glaucoma

Researchers have found that immediately treating people who have early stage glaucoma can delay progression of the disease.
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Eye Drops Delay Onset of Glaucoma in People at Higher Risk

Researchers have discovered that eye drops used to treat elevated pressure inside the eye can be effective in delaying the onset of glaucoma.
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More Americans Facing Blindness Than Ever Before

More Americans than ever are facing the threat of blindness from age-related eye disease, a new report says. Over one million Americans aged 40 and over are currently blind and an additional 2.4 million are visually impaired.
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Eye Drops to Treat Childhood Eye Disorder

Atropine eye drops given once a day to treat amblyopia, or lazy eye, the most common cause of visual impairment in children, work as well as the standard treatment of patching one eye.
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Prevalence of Glaucoma in Mexican-Americans

Researchers report that the overall prevalence of glaucoma in Mexican-Americans is between reported rates for Blacks and Whites.
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Statement on the Findings of the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study

Glaucoma is one of the most common causes of visual loss in the United States and affects about three million Americans. A standard medical treatment for newly diagnosed glaucoma is using eye drops and/or laser treatment to lower the pressure inside...
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Antioxidant Vitamins and Zinc Reduce Risk of Vision Loss from Age-Related Macular Degeneration

High levels of antioxidants and zinc significantly reduce the risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and its associated vision loss.
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Scientists Find Similar Survival Rates for Eye Cancer Therapies

Researchers have found that the survival rates for two alternative treatments for primary eye cancer–radiation therapy and removal of the eye–are about the same.
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Undiagnosed Diabetes and Related Eye Disease in Mexican-Americans--A Call for Increased Detection

A research study of the Mexican-American population over age 40 found that the rate of diabetes in this group is 20 percent–almost twice that of non-Hispanic Whites–and that 15 percent of those with diabetes did not know that they had the disease...
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La diabetes no diagnosticada y las enfermedades de la vista que ésta ocasiona en la población de origen mexicano en los Estados Unidos exigen mejorar la detección

Un estudio realizado en un grupo de mexicano-estadounidenses de 40 años o más determinó que la tasa de diabetes en este grupo es del 20 por ciento (tasa casi dos veces mayor que la correspondiente a blancos no hispanos) y que el 15 por ciento de las...