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	<description>News &#38; Research on Natural Treatment for Vision Conditions</description>
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		<title>Vitamin C &amp; Cataract 2010 Indian Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cataracts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prevention & Wellness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[vitamin C]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study published in the journal &#8220;Archives of Ophthalmology&#8221; showed an inverse link between vitamin C and cataracts. This Indian study was a population-based cross-sectional analytic study measuring the plasma vitamin C levels in 5638 people 60 years of age or older. These people were checked for cataracts and type of cataracts. Low levels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diabetes Experts and Eye Professionals Working Together</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetic retinopathy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The American Optometric Association has played an active role in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) for over ten years.  Eye docs hanging out with diabetes specialists?  Of course.  Diabetic retinopathy, according to the National Institute of Health, affects &#8220;4.2 million—28.5%— of people with diabetes ages 40 years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Optic Glioma May Respond to Nerve Growth Factor Eye Drops</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Optic nerve atrophy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Optic gliomas (OG) are rare brain tumors that affect one or both optic nerves or the optic chiasm (the spot where the optic nerves cross each other at the front of the brain).  It is very rare that OG should improve spontaneously, but a recent study looked at how a nerve growth factor (NGF) eye [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many Adults Skip Annual Eye Exams, CDC Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wellness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you amongst the growing number of Americans who is skipping regular visits to the eye doctor due to the cost of care? A survey by the Center for Disease Control of over 11,5000 adults over 40 shows that nearly 40% skipped opportunities for regular eye care due to lack of money or insurance coverage.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glaucoma: The Difference Is In the Cornea</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Glaucoma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The corneas of people with glaucoma seem to exhibit different qualities than those who do not suffer from this condition. A study out of Paris shows that corneas affected by glaucoma are more likely to become deformed and have less elasticity than healthy corneas.  A study of almost 500 eyes with and without glaucoma showed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Research Finding Cellular Origins of Glaucoma</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Glaucoma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Catalyst for a Cure (CFC) consortium, a division of the Glaucoma Research Foundation, have announced their continuing work in 2011: studying how and why retinal ganglion cells degenerate in people with glaucoma. Retinal ganglion cells are types of neuron located near the inner surface eye&#8217;s retina.  They receive visual images from the photoreceptors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tinted Glasses Can Relieve Migraines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eye wear]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Functional MRI technology is helping us understand how colored lenses can help migraine sufferers. &#160; The research, published in the journal Cephalalgia, shows that looking at the world through tinted glasses can help normalize activity in the brain.  Migraine sufferers experience abnormal brain activity when looking at intense patters, but the tinted lenses reduced the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caffeine Can Cause Hallucinations and Worsen Eye Conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetic retinopathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dry eyes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glaucoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harmful drugs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Five or more cups of coffee per day may cause an individual to hallucinate. &#160; A study out of Australia&#8217;s La Trobe University looked at the roles that caffeine and stress play on instances of auditory hallucinations.  Participants who were under stress and under the effect of high levels of caffeine listened to white noise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proteins In Eyes Contribute to Diabetic Retinopathy</title>
		<link>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/proteins-in-eyes-contribute-to-diabetic-retinopathy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetic retinopathy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers, specifically a group at Harvard&#8217;s Joslin Diabetes Center, are understanding the connection between diabetic retinopathy and proteins present in the eyes.  In a 2007 study, scientists describe how they found a group of proteins that they believe are responsible for causing the leakage from blood vessels that marks diabetic retinopathy.  They found that these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acute Glaucoma Caused By Certain Prescription Drugs</title>
		<link>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/acute-glaucoma-caused-by-certain-prescription-drugs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 01:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Glaucoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Glaucoma can be caused by medications that have been proscribed to treat other conditions. &#160; An article in the journal Eye describes how closed-angle glaucoma (also known as acute glaucoma) can be induced by non-steroidal drugs.  One of the groups of medications named in the study are antineoplastics (anti-cancer medications).  Sulfa drugs can also be [...]]]></description>
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