Diabetic blindness could be reversed with eye injection

Injecting the drug ranibizumab into the eyes of diabetics improved their sight and prevented further deterioration Diabetics blinded by the disease have been offered new hope afters scientists unveiled the first new treatment in 40 years. Researchers said that injections of the drug ranibizumab i...

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Saved from diabetic blindness - simply by sleeping in an eye mask.

The mask shines green light into the eye during sleep and could save the sight of thousands of Brits facing blindness through diabetic retinopathy - the UK's main cause of sight loss for young people.

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5 October 2014