Study Findingins:
Accumulated exposure to lead over a lifetime may contribute to increased risk for developing cataracts in older men.
Elderly men with the highest levels of lead in their shinbones had a 3.2x greater risk of developing cataracts than those with the lowest lead levels in the bone.
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Study Findings:
Two antioxidants — lutein and zeaxanthin — in dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale and collard greens can help protect human eye lens cells from exposure to ultraviolet light, a leading cause of cataracts.
Lutein and zeaxanthin were nearly 10 times more powerful than vitamin E in protecting the lens cells from UV […]
Study Findings:
Rigid contact lens users should stop using contacts and switch to glasses 3 to 6 weeks before having pre-LASIK examinations, rather than the traditional 3 weeks.
Only 56 percent of eyes achieved a stable refraction after 3 weeks, but 78% were stable after 6 weeks.
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Study Findings:
A single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin stops infections that cause trachoma, the world’s leading preventable cause of blindness.
After treating most of the village with azithromycin, the “prevalence and intensity of infection fell dramatically.
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