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High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Associated With Eye Disease

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Posted: Mon., May 12, 2008, 02:43 pm
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Topics: Blood Conditions, Causes, Eye Disease, Eyesight, Research, Retinal Vein Occlusion, EmpowHer News
     

MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- High blood pressure and high cholesterol levels not only are bad for your heart, they may also harm your eyesight, a new report suggests.
     
     
     
     
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EmpowHer's Health Tip: Gene Therapy Helps People With Rare Form of Blindness

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Posted: Mon., April 28, 2008, 12:47 pm
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Topics: blindness, Eyesight, Gene Therapy, Leber's Congenital Amaurosis, New England Journal of Medicine, Research, Treatments - Traditional, EmpowHer News
     

Scientists used gene therapy to improve vision in six people with a rare inherited disorder called Leber's congenital amaurosis, USA Today reported. The condition causes a gradual deterioration of eyesight beginning at birth, leading to blindness by a person's mid-20s.
     
     
     
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