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Glowing monkeys 'milestone'

Monkey embryos were injected with a jellyfish gene that makes animals glow green under ultra-violet light, allowing scientists to tell easily whether the foreign gene successfully combined with the monkey DNA.
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First Bionic Eye to Undergo Clinical Tests by 2011

A bionic eye is a form of neural prosthesis intended to partially restore lost vision or amplify existing vision.
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New uses for existing drugs

Housed in a row of white freezers in a nondescript laboratory at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore are more than 3,000 of the estimated 10,000 drugs known to medicine.
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Vitamin supplement phase II results find improvement in macular health for AMD

Results were released from the second phase of the Multifocal Electroretinogram (MERG) study of patients placed on supplemental vitamins, minerals, and carotenoids—a combination also known as macular health—to improve deteriorating maculas due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Macular Degeneration Seminar on Treatment, Research, Life After Diagnosis

The Eye Care Center at Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO) partnered with Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) and Enhanced Vision to host a free seminar to discuss “Macular Degeneration:Treatment, Research and Life After Diagnosis.” The seminar was held at the Southern California College of Optometry in Fullerton on May 9.
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Photodynamic therapy for age-related macular degeneration

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). It is not used to treat dry AMD.
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