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RECENT EYE CARE NEWS AND FEATURES

• Special Report: What Contact Lens Wearers Should Know About Acanthamoeba Keratitis
  An AllAboutVision.com special report on Acanthamoeba keratitis explores the relationship between poor contact lens hygiene and development of this often serious eye infection. Read more...
   
• Blue-Eyed People Share Common Ancestor
  New research demonstrates that a genetic mutation within a single individual 6,000 to 10,000 years ago created blue eyes in humans who have inherited the trait. Read more...
   
• Eyelash Lengthening Product Removed From Marketplace
  Jan Marini Skin Research will no longer market its Age Intervention Eyelash lengthening product containing a glaucoma medication. Read more...
   
• High-Vitamin Corn for Vitamin A Deficiencies
  A specially developed, high-vitamin corn may help solve vitamin A deficiencies that cause blindness in developing countries. Read more...
   
• Cell Phones Can Now Read Aloud to the Blind
  People with low vision or learning disabilities can now listen to cell phones that interpret and "read aloud" the print from documents photographed by a portable device. Read more...
   
• Glaucoma News
  Costs vary widely for different kinds of glaucoma medications, which account for about half of the $2.5 billion spent annually on managing the eye disease. Read more...
   
• Cataract News
  New research indicates that yellow plant pigments (lutein and zeaxanthin) found in green, leafy vegetables may help prevent cataracts. Read more...
   
• Macular Degeneration News
  Another major study shows a strong association between smoking and development of macular degeneration. Read more...

PRODUCT NEWS

• What's New in Contact Lenses
  Contact lenses enhanced with electronic connections may offer promise of "superhuman" vision. Read more...
   
• What's New in Low Vision Products
  Schepens Eye Research Institute scientists have invented a "decoder" that increases television screen contrast for people with low vision. Read more...
   
• What's New in Eyeglass Frames
  "Hook Up" and "Dumb Blonde" are new styles introduced in the 2008 Bed Head collection by Aoyama Optical USA. Read more...
   
• What's New in Eye Products
  A new device that monitors progression of "dry" macular degeneration may enable timely treatment for advanced or "wet" forms of AMD. Read more...

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