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ELLEX 2RT RETINA REGENERATION THERAPY: A FIRST REPORT by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional . Although there is no visual effect on the retina and no damage to photoreceptors when the laser is fired, the energy...-thermal 400-μm spots on the pigment epithelium that does not damage the overlying retina. The study...
Argus II “Artificial Retina” Wins European Approval by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven .  The impulses stimulate the retina cells that remain and end up with patterns of light in the brains...: The Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System ("Argus II") is designed to bypass the damaged photoreceptors...
The Retin-A Diaries by Nadine H. Patient Expert ??), so now I’m frantically trying to reverse a little of the sun damageRetin-A users are advised to start... Two weeks ago, I started using Retin-A, in the hopes of both keeping my acne-prone skin clear...
The Retin-A Diaries by Nadine H. Patient Expert It’s been about three weeks since I started Retin-A, and my skin is slowly but surely acclimating..., and while I have some sun damage (damn you, Florida!), my skin is in the 99th percentile when it comes to wrinkles.  I...
Stem Cells Grow an Eye Retina by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven -- it could offer an unlimited well of tissue to replace damaged retinas. More immediately, the synthetic retinal... This is only the beginning but a good start for the eyes with stem cell treatments.  The retina...
Angiotensin receptor blocker candesartan helps prevent diabetic retina problems by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor . The study, the largest to date on proteins in the retina, which looked at the drug candesartan, could lead... complication of diabetes, which affects millions of people worldwide. It involves damage to blood vessels...
Retina 2007 Subspecialty Meeting Presentations – Day One by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional -inflammatory. The agent penetrates the cornea and sclera and reaches the retina. It also suppresses photo-oxidative damage... the first day of the Retina 2007 Subspecialty Day presentations. Here are some of the highlights...
Retina 2007 Subspecialty Meeting Presentations – Day Two by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional damage the overlying retina, according to Dr. Hamilton. The researchers looked at 18 patients..., here are the highlights from the second day of the Retina 2007 Subspecialty Day presentations. First...
Daily Question: What are the Differences between Retin-A, Retin-A Micro, Renova, Differin, and Tazorac? by Nicki Z. Patient Expert Hi! My question is, what is the difference between Retin-A, Retin-A Micro, Renova, Differin....  Although it was originally used as an acne treatment, Retin-A has numerous uses now, including as an exfoliating agent...
Smoking WILL Damage Your Eyes. So Will Second Hand Smoke by Ruth S. Patient Expert can do harm to your sensitive part of the eye called the retina, which is the macula. Vision could become permanently damaged by these chemicals! And this also includes damage from that dreaded second hand smoke...

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Causes ... Macular degeneration results from a partial breakdown of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The RPE is the insulating laye ... » Read on
Causes ... igmentosa as they become older. Retinitis pigmentosa causes the retina - the part of the eye that responds to light, much like t ... » Read on
Complications When blood vessels grow within your retina , they sometimes burst, or leak fluid. This can interfere ... » Read on
Causes ... an being solid blobs, floaters are actually shadows cast on the retina by these pieces of collagen. This is because light travel ... » Read on

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MS and optical damage
If during my intial with my neuro dr., he said I had retinal damage in my left eye, Could that be related to MS? I'm scheduled for my EMG in a few weeks and I won't be able to relax until all of this testing is done Wendycrap

CMV question
? Would the retina have been damaged to show up on this exam? Or do I need to go to a specialist? retina with retinal photography.... The photos looked like all the ones online that say they are normal and the doctor said my retinas looks...crap

Restore Damage
I would like to know how I could restore some myeline damage Christinecrap

what type of physical pain is described from patient's who think may have pml?
well......I had retina-reattachment surgery in April and the surgeon said I now have a cataract in the surgically repaired eyem now at times my vision is still blurry? "Milton"crap

cmv-negative
after surgery for a detached retina due to cmv-retinitis, my blod was tested in regards to possibly taking "vancyclovir", my hiv-dr., said I am cmv negative, but this after having eye....It's also possible that your doctor is referring to no evidence of active CMV disease in your retina (perhaps...crap

How to live with osteoarthritis in my back. I now have rods in my back to hold it together
How to live with osteoaritius in my back?  I now have rods and screws in my back to hold it togetcrap

how do i get retin-a micro?
My question is how exactly do i get retin-a micro? do i have to go to the dermatologist because it is pretty expensive to go. Or can i just go to a family doctor and ask about it? kstaltcrap

USING RETIN-A MICRO GEL 0.1% FOR 6 MON. AND I WANT LASER PREAL TREAT.
I HAVE BEEN USING MICRO RETIN-A GEL 0.1% FOR 6 MONS. I AM INTERESTED IN GETTING THE PEARL LASER TREAT. BY CUTERA.  COULD THIS HURT MY FACIAL SKIN OR CAUSE ANY KIND OF NEGITIVE REACTION ? TWOBOYScrap

How can I know when it's time to find a home for my mom?
I figure my mom is in the last of the middle stage of Alzheimer's.  She also can't see as she has a detached retina and Macular Degeneration.  She can walk, but I have to hold her hand or she thinks she will fall.  She still eats but doesn't seem to like anything with texture.  She will spit stuff...crap

Is it ok for women to have sex every day???
will it hurt or damage anything in the vagina???... curiouscrap