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Keep abreast with the latest news related to Blindness there are 250 news items on Blindness that covers updates, breakthroughs and in-depth reports.

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Study Uncovers Mechanism Behind Calcium Protein Mutation Causing Night Blindness

Study Uncovers Mechanism Behind Calcium Protein Mutation Causing Night Blindness

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have uncovered the molecular mechanism behind the mutation in a calcium channel protein that causes stationary night blindness.

Blindness from Glaucoma Starts Due to Brain Injury

Blindness from Glaucoma Starts Due to Brain Injury

Researchers have claimed, blindness from glaucoma starts with an injury in the brain, not the eye.

Why the Brain Reacts to Surprises With Temporarily Blindness

Why the Brain Reacts to Surprises With Temporarily Blindness

While we can manage to read the newspaper in a bus with loud music, a sudden fire alarm can easily snatch away our attention from the paper to the blaring sound.

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Diabetic Retinopathy is the Leading Cause of Blindness in Adults

Diabetic Retinopathy is the Leading Cause of Blindness in Adults

Despite major progress in diagnosis and treatment, diabetic retinopathy remains the major cause of blindness in adults under 60 in the U.S.

Blindness may be Prevented by New Gene Discovery

Blindness may be Prevented by New Gene Discovery

A new gene that could help save the sight of patients with a type of inherited blindness has been discovered by scientists.

Drug for Liver Fluke in Sheep Shows Promise In River Blindness Treatment

Drug for Liver Fluke in Sheep Shows Promise In River Blindness Treatment

Closantel, an old drug used to treat sheep and cattle infected with liver fluke, may prove effective in fighting river blindness in humans, a major cause of infection-related

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Global Childhood Blindness Strategy Should be Reassessed: Experts

Global Childhood Blindness Strategy Should be Reassessed: Experts

Patterns of childhood blindness have been changing and there is a need to reassess their strategies says a team of eye specialists from India, Malawi, and Tanzania.

Molecular Pathway That Plays A Role In Diabetes-Associated Blindness Discovered

Molecular Pathway That Plays A Role In Diabetes-Associated Blindness Discovered

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, scientists have identified a molecular pathway that appears to play a vital role in diabetes associated blindness.

Untreated Retinal Detachment Due to Eye Floaters May Cause Blindness

Untreated Retinal Detachment Due to Eye Floaters May Cause Blindness

A new Canadian study led by a researcher of Indian origin has found that eye floaters and flashes of light are linked to retinal tear or detachment and may even cause blindness

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When is Blindness Inevitable?

When is Blindness Inevitable?

It is common knowledge that poorly developed blood vessels in the eyecan lead to visual impairment or even blindness.

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