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NEI Research News

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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National Institutes of Health releases data from largest pediatric eye study

Study estimates prevalence of vision disorders among preschool children in three ethnic groups, identifies risk factors
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NIH study shows two treatments for uveitis equally effective

Treating patients with severe cases of uveitis, the fifth leading cause of vision loss in the United States, either locally with eye implants or systemically with anti-inflammatory medications improved vision similarly over two years.
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NIH study finds Avastin and Lucentis are equally effective in treating age-related macular degeneration

Researchers are reporting results from the first year of a two-year clinical trial that Avastin, a drug approved to treat some cancers and that is commonly used off-label to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project

In October 2009, the FDA, the National Eye Institute, and the Department of Defense launched the LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project.
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NIH adds first images to major research database

More than 72,000 clinical photographs illustrate age-related eye disease progression
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ACCORD Eye Study Finds Two Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease Progression

In high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers have found that two therapies may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that is the leading cause of vision loss in working-age Americans.
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Los latinos en los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) tienen indices elevados de perdida de vision y ciertos trastornos de los ojos

Los investigadores determinaron que los latinos presentan mayores índices de deterioro visual, ceguera, enfermedad diabética del ojo y cataratas que los blancos no hispanos.
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U.S. Latinos Have High Rates of Developing Vision Loss and Certain Eye Conditions

Latinos have higher rates of developing visual impairment, blindness, diabetic eye disease, and cataracts than non-Hispanic whites, researchers found. These are the first estimates of visual impairment and eye disease development in Latinos.
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Comparative-Effectiveness Study Confirms New Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema

Researchers have shown that ranibizumab eye injections, often in combination with laser treatment, result in better vision than laser treatment alone for diabetes-associated swelling of the retina.
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Additional Genes Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration Identified

A large genetic study of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has identified three new genes associated with this blinding eye disease-two involved in the cholesterol pathway.