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A-Z eye conditions

WEBStargardt's disease. Thyroid eye disease. Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a condition in which parts of the eye and eye socket become inflamed Trachoma. Trachoma is an …

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Eye health could help diagnose people with chronic fatigue …

WEBPeople with CFS consistently report having trouble focusing on images, eye strain, vision-related headaches, slow eye movements and tracking moving objects, in …

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Research into damage repair of optic nerve gives hope for new …

WEBFight for Sight funded researchers have successfully demonstrated a new method of repairing damage to the optic nerve in the lab for the first time, in new …

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Fight for Sight Scarring in wet age-related macular degeneration

WEBFight for Sight funds new research to help understand how immune cells cause scarring in wet age-related macular degeneration. A study funded by Fight for …

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Fight for Sight study will use twins to explore most common cause …

WEBFight for Sight is partnering with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists to fund a study into the role of the gut microbiome in age-related macular degeneration, …

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Our Research Fight for Sight

WEBBack a breakthrough. As the national charity with a focus on pioneering eye research we know that research can unlock solutions and transform lives. The researchers we fund …

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Dry eye syndrome could be treated using your own blood

WEBDry eye syndrome could be treated using your own blood. A team at Moorfields Eye Hospital led the first study that has investigated the use of blood in the …

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All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Eye Health and Visual …

WEBFight for Sight led last week’s All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Eye Health and Visual Impairment meeting, focusing on eye research. The proceedings …

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Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Fight for Sight

WEBProliferative vitreoretinopathy is a condition that can develop as a complication of a detached retina. The retina is the light-sensitive layer of tissue lining the back of the eye. …

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Pterygium What is Pterygium

WEBPterygium is a benign growth from the lining of the eyelid (the conjunctiva) onto the clear front surface of the eye (the cornea). It can distort or cover the cornea and significantly …

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Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Fight for Sight

WEBLeber hereditary optic neuropathy is an inherited condition that affects the specialised cable that sends visual information from eye to brain (the optic nerve). It causes sight loss in …

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What are Conjunctival Disorders

WEBSymptoms of conjunctiva disorders may range from redness and irritation – to discharge, swollen eyelids, a burning sensation and pain. A person’s exact symptoms will depend …

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Corneal Disease What is Corneal Disease

WEBCorneal disease may be caused by damage from. scratches or sharp objects. chemical injury. infection (including viruses, bacteria and fungi) inherited disorders that change the …

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Boosting the eye’s natural repair processes to treat age-related

WEBMacular Week 2019 (24 - 30 June): Fight for Sight funds research into boosting the eye’s natural repair processes to treat age-related macular degeneration. This Macular Week, …

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Sight Loss Priority Setting Partnership

WEBThe Sight Loss and Vision Priority Setting Partnership gives us a set of unanswered questions prioritised by patients, carers and eye health professionals. These can be …

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Anopthalmia What is Anopthalmia

WEBAnophthalmia means that people are born with no visible eye. People with microphthalmia are born with very small eyes, below a certain size, that also have structural problems. …

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The future of eye research Fight for Sight

WEBPupils from Moreton Hall School, Shropshire, and the Maelor School, Wrexham, met with leading eye researchers, from the University of Liverpool.

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Retinopathy of Prematurity Causes, Symptoms and more

WEBRetinopathy of prematurity is a condition that can affect babies who are born early, before the blood vessels that supply the light-sensitive layer of the eye (the retina) have …

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Creating a Health Utility value for Birdshot Chorioretinopathy

WEBOverview. Birdshot Chorioretinopathy (BCR) is a potentially blinding condition which affects an estimated 400-500 people in the UK. There is currently very limited research on the …

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