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2008

• Older Treatment May Be More Effective in Preserving Sight for Some Patients with Diabetes 7/28/08
• NIH Offers New Web Resource on Usher Syndrome 4/23/08
• Older Corneas Suitable for Transplantation, Study Shows Could Expand Donor Pool Significantly 4/01/08
• Survey Shows Americans Lack Critical Facts about Maintaining Eye Health 3/13/08
• Comparison of AMD Treatments Trials (CATT): Lucentis - Avastin Trial 2/22/08

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2007

• Omega-3 Fatty Acids Protect Eyes Against Retinopathy, Study Finds 6/24/07

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2006

• Laser Treatment Does Not Prevent Vision Loss for People with Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration 11/01/06
• New Nationwide Study Will Evaluate Effect of Antioxidants and Fish Oil on Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) 10/12/06
• Antibiotic Effective Against Leading Cause of Blindness Throughout the World 5/13/06
• Study Finds Most Americans Have Good Vision, But 14 Million Are Visually Impaired 5/09/06
• Estudio demuestra que la mayoría de los estadounidenses goza de buena visión, pero hay 14 millones con problemas de visión 5/09/06
• Variations in Genes Can Influence the Risk of Developing Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Other Disease Such as Cancer 5/05/06
• Healthy Vision Month Observed in May 5/01/06
• Blind Mice Recover Visual Responses Using Protein from Green Algae 4/05/06

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2005

• Baltimore Hosts Two Exhibits on Vision From the National Institutes of Health 9/06/05
• Agreement Signed to Expand Vision Research Collaborations between the United States and India 8/29/05
• Trained Screeners Can Identify Preschoolers With Vision Disorders 7/27/05
• National Eye Institute Launches David G. Cogan Ophthalmic Pathology Collection 7/05/05
• Older Children Can Benefit From Treatment For Childhood's Most Common Eye Disorder 4/11/05

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2004

• U.S. Latinos Have High Rates of Eye Disease and Visual Impairment 8/09/04
• Eye Drops May Delay or Prevent Glaucoma in African Americans at Higher Risk 6/14/04
• Vision Loss from Eye Diseases Will Increase as Americans Age 4/12/04
• National Eye Institute's Wurtz Recognized for Outstanding Brain/Eye Research 3/05/04
• NIH Researchers Discover Promising New Therapy for Blinding Eye Disease 3/01/04
• National Eye Institute Releases National Plan for Eye and Vision Research 1/28/04

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2003

• The Early Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity Study (ETROP) 12/08/03
• Nation's Youth Create Visions of Eye Health 5/20/03
• Reduced Daily Eye Patching Effectively Treats Childhood's Most Common Eye Disorder 5/12/03
• The Washington, DC Area Hosts THE EYE SITE: A Traveling Exhibit on Low Vision 4/14/03
• New Eye Health Awards Program Spurs Local Communities to Action 3/07/03

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2002

• Immediate Treatment Helps Delay Progression of Glaucoma 10/14/02
• United States to Host World Sight Day Celebration 10/10/02
• National Eye Institute Names Sheldon S. Miller, Ph.D. Scientific Director 8/12/02
• Eye Drops Delay Onset of Glaucoma in People at Higher Risk 6/13/02
• More Americans Facing Blindness Than Ever Before 3/20/02
• Eye Drops to Treat Childhood Eye Disorder Work As Well as Patching the Eye 3/13/02
• Medicare Now Covers Glaucoma Detection Eye Exam 1/22/02

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2001

• Results--Age-Related Eye Disease Study 10/12/01
• Scientists Find Similar Survival Rates for Eye Cancer Therapies 7/12/01
• Undiagnosed Diabetes and Related Eye Disease in Mexican-Americans -- A Call for Increased Detection 6/22/01
• La diabetes no diagnosticada y las enfermedades de la vista que ésta ocasiona en la población de origen mexicano en los Estados Unidos exigen mejorar la detección 6/22/01
• Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., Named Director, National Eye Institute 1/11/01

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2000

• Glaucoma Awareness Month Emphasizes Treatments that Reduce Side Effects, Help Save Vision 12/13/00
• National Eye Institute Director Dr. Carl Kupfer Steps Down After 30 Years at NIH 7/05/00
• Healthy People 2010, the National Health Blueprint, Includes Vision Objectives for the First Time 6/01/00
• Oxygen Restrictions Can Be Eased for Premature Infants with Blinding Eye Disease 2/07/00

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1999

• Health Education Leads to More Eye Exams in Group at Risk for Vision Loss 12/06/99
• Anti-HIV Treatment Improves Immune System and Fights Sight-Threatening Eye Infection 11/02/99
• Help Now Available for People with Low Vision 10/19/99
• Recruitment Begins for Study on Age-Related Macular Degeneration 7/07/99
• New Eye Disease Treatment May Improve Patients' Quality of Life 6/21/99

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1998

• Defective Mouse Gene Linked to Childhood Blindness 11/30/98
• Antiviral Drug Sharply Reduces Return of Herpes of the Eye 7/29/98
• Blacks, Whites Benefit from Different Surgical Glaucoma Treatments 7/06/98
• Radiation Treatment for Eye Cancer Does Not Change Patients’ Five-Year Survival 6/15/98
• Light Reduction Does Not Affect Blinding Eye Disease in Premature Infants 5/27/98
• National Eye Institute Announces New Clinical Trials Database on their Web Site 4/98

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1997

• New Treatment for Eye Disease Reduces Need for Strong Drugs 5/27/97
• National Eye Institute's Wistow Receives Cogan Award 5/97
• Combination Drug Therapy for AIDS Found to Control Blinding Eye Infection 5/20/97

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1996

• NIH-Sponsored Study Stopped: New Drug Does Not Control AIDS-Related Eye Disease 8/15/96
• Study Confirms Value of Treatment to Prevent Blindness in Premature Babies 4/14/96
• Two Drug Treatment Is Effective Against Recurrent Eye Infection in AIDS Patients 1/11/96

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1995

• Laser Surgery is Safe and Effective First Treatment for Glaucoma 12/15/95
• New Treatment Options for People With Blinding Eye Infection 10/10/95
• Eye Surgery Found Ineffective and May be Harmful -- Study Halted 2/21/95

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1994

• Eye Implant Effective in Treating CMV Retinitis 12/14/94
• Ten-Year Results on Radial Keratotomy Released 10/13/94

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1993

• Treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa Reported 6/14/93
• Corticosteroids for First-Time Optic Neuritis Lowers Risk of Developing Multiple Sclerosis 12/08/93
• ETDRS 5-Year Followup Data Released 3/09/93

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1992

• Patient – Donor Blood Type Matching Improves Corneal Transplantation Outcome 10/14/92
• Oral Corticosteroids Alone Found Ineffective for Optic Neuritis 2/26/92

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1991

• Foscarnet and Ganciclovir Compared as Treatment for CMV Retinitis 10/21/91

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1990

• Laser Therapy Show Promise As Alternative to Glaucoma Drugs 12/07/90

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1989

• Fluorouracil Improves Glaucoma Surgery Outcome 12/15/89
• Laser Treatment Highly Effective in Treating Diabetic Retinopathy 10/30/89

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1988

• Freeze Treatment Reduces Blindness in Premature Infants 3/29/88

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1976

• Laser Treatment Effective for Diabetic Retinopathy 4/01/76

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