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	<title>Dr. Grossman's Blog&#187; Stargardt&#8217;s Disease</title>
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		<title>Vitamin A Research May Influence Macular Degeneration Outcomes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 02:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Macular degeneration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vitamin A plays a key role in the development of macular degeneration.  Researchers are working on the structure of vitamin A itself in an attempt reduce patients&#8217; chances of losing their vision to AMD. According to Columbia University Medical Center researchers, if it is possible to slow the aggregation or &#8220;clumping&#8221; of vitamin A within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gene Therapies Show Great Potential for Treatment of Eye Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 16:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Genetics research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glaucoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macular degeneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in the British Journal of Ophthalmology highlights the ways that gene therapies have great potential for helping individuals with eye diseases including retinitis pigmentosa,  Stargardt&#8217;s disease,  age-related macular degeneration, uveitis and glaucoma. The eye is an ideal candidate for trials involving gene therapy because it is easily accessible, highly compartmentalised and immune-privileged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Stargardt&#8217;s Disease?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macular degeneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stargardt's Disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stargardt&#8217;s disease is the most common inherited form of macular degeneration that strikes late in childhood.  This disease strikes 1 in 20,000 children over age six and generally leads to legal blindness. Stargardt&#8217;s disease causes a progressive loss of central vision. The main signs and symptoms are loss of visual acuity or sharpness of vision, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acupuncture and the Eyes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Macular degeneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Optic nerve atrophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinal conditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stargardt's Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[age-related macular degeneartion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[age-related macular degeneneration research]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A small study by Japanese researchers demonstrates an increased blood supply to the retina upon stimulation of certain acupuncture points. Needles were inserted near the posterior base of the thumbs of volunteers while investigators used a laser to scan the retinal blood flow. Both volume and velocity increased in these patients. The work was done [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some sight restored with artificial bionic eye</title>
		<link>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/some-sight-restored-with-artificial-bionic-eye/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Macular degeneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Retinal conditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinal damage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 73-year-old, known only as Ron, had the experimental surgery seven months ago at London&#8217;s Moorfields Eye Hospital and is now able to see flashes of light, follow white lines on the road, and sort grey and black socks. The eye known as the Argus II, which was developed by US company Second Sight, uses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Artificial Retina Project</title>
		<link>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/artificial-retina-project-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Macular degeneration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists through the US Department of Energy are testing artificial retinas that they hope can restore partial sight to people who&#8217;ve lost their vision to the most common causes of blindness. The Sylmar, Calif., company produced the devices for the U.S. Energy Department&#8217;s Artificial Retina Project. The department has been engaged in biological research since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Artificial Retina Project</title>
		<link>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/artificial-retina-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Macular degeneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists through the US Department of Energy are testing artificial retinas that they hope can restore partial sight to people who&#8217;ve lost their vision to the most common causes of blindness. The Sylmar, Calif., company produced the devices for the U.S. Energy Department&#8217;s Artificial Retina Project. The department has been engaged in biological research since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stagard&#8217;t Disease and Avoiding Vitamin A Supplements</title>
		<link>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/stagardt-disease-and-avoiding-vitamin-a-supplements/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/stagardt-disease-and-avoiding-vitamin-a-supplements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Macular degeneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stargardt's Disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Studies show that people with Stargardt&#8217;s Disease genetically do not make an enzyme to get rid of the waste products from metabolized Vitamin A analogs and the build up of these waste products leads to the death of retinal cells, so supplementing with Vitamin A should be avoided. Also, certain foods should be restricted that [...]]]></description>
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