Eye Trouble May Bring Lower Scores on Seniors’ Thinking Tests

Eye Trouble May Bring Lower Scores on Seniors’ Thinking Tests

By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 20 2022 (HealthDay News) — Poor eyesight makes it harder to read and easier to trip. But it can also lead to a misdiagnosis of mild mental decline in older people, according to a new, small study. That can happen if someone’s thinking abilities are assessed using … Read more

Stem Rx Bioscience Solutions successfully use cell-based therapy for age-related macular degeneration

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AMD occurs commonly in the elderly, usually after 50 years of age, due to gradual thinning of the macula or even due to abnormal growth of blood vessels under the retina. Navi Mumbai based Stem Rx Bioscience Solutions Pvt Ltd successfully restored the eyesight of a 58-year-old man with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by cell-based … Read more

Gene Therapy Helps Blind Man Regain Some Sight

MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Doctors for the first time have used a form of gene therapy to restore partial vision in a blind person, according to findings announced Monday. The research team genetically altered retinal ganglion cells to become light-sensitive in a man whose vision was destroyed by retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic … Read more