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	<title>The Eye Care Blog</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Eye damages in diabetics can be restricted by a common blood pressure drug</title>
		<link>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/eye-damages-in-diabetics-can-be-restricted-by-a-common-blood-pressure-drug/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amitava</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Treatment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[antihypertensive]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[blood pressure drug]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[diabetic eye damages]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eye]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[type 1 diabetes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[University of Minnesota Medical School]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Who ever wondered that a common BP drug may help slow down the dreaded diabetic eye damages ?

Scientists have found that a drug, commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure, could slow the progression of eye damage in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease.
By administering an antihypertensive, University of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Onchocerciasis or river blindness - a worm bites you off to darkness</title>
		<link>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/onchocerciasis-or-river-blindness-a-worm-bites-you-off-to-darkness/</link>
		<comments>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/onchocerciasis-or-river-blindness-a-worm-bites-you-off-to-darkness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sourish</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cornea]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Onchocerciasis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[blindness.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC)]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eye]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ivermectin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Keratitis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[microfilariae]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Onchocerca volvulus]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[onchocercia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[river blindness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Simulium species]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[subcutaneous tissue]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SCARED? You should be. This is a dreaded disease dear friend, and you might be vulnerable if you are residing in an area near to the river. This river blindness is contagious. So you need to be aware of this disease in order to be equipped with the precautionary measures, to save your eye from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>River blindness eliminator drug moxidectin raise hope</title>
		<link>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/river-blindness-elimination-possible-new-drug-moxidectin-raise-a-ray-of-hope/</link>
		<comments>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/river-blindness-elimination-possible-new-drug-moxidectin-raise-a-ray-of-hope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amitava</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cataract Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Contact Lens]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eye Diseases]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eye Treatment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[blindness.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[blackfly]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[debilitating skin disease]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Onchocerca volvulus]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Onchocerciasis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[river blindness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A clinical trial is being launched in three African countries of a drug that could eliminate onchocerciasis, or river blindness, one of the leading infectious causes of blindness across Africa.

The drug, moxidectin, is being investigated for its potential to kill or sterilize the adult worms of Onchocerca volvulus, which cause onchocerciasis.
“This is a devastating illness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hypotrichosis in eye lashes - a big NO from being super models</title>
		<link>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/hypotrichosis-in-eye-lashes-a-big-no-from-being-super-models/</link>
		<comments>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/hypotrichosis-in-eye-lashes-a-big-no-from-being-super-models/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sourish</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cosmetic Eye Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eye]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eye lashes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[genetic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hypotrichosis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Latisse]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://eye.taragana.net/?p=2429</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well not only for supermodels, even we hate to miss out our eye lashes, since it enhances our beauty of eye, and makes our stares more meaningful. Hypotrichosis is a genetic disease that leads to scalp-less regions in our body. So, if it comes to our eye lids, we would normally be sitting with dumb [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Donated eyes go useless after delay in transit</title>
		<link>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/donated-eyes-go-useless-after-delay-in-transit/</link>
		<comments>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/donated-eyes-go-useless-after-delay-in-transit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amitava</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corneal Transplant]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eye Care Program]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[blindness.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Donated eyes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eye]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eye donor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What a disaster, invaluable donated eye found to be useless due to transit delay

Nine visually challenged people could have gained sight but they will now have to wait longer, or may not ever get the chance to see, as nine pairs of donated eyes reached a hospital in this Gujarat town in conditions unfit for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eye stress - get rid off it in 7 moves</title>
		<link>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/eye-stress-get-rid-off-it-in-7-moves/</link>
		<comments>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/eye-stress-get-rid-off-it-in-7-moves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sourish</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bifocals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cataract]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Conjunctivities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Contact Lens]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corneal Oedema]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Diabetic Retinopathy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dry Eyes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eye Care Products]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Glaucoma]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Macular Degeneration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eye cancer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eye exercise]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[macular hole]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[retinopathy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[B5]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[computers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[E]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Exercise]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eye]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[eye stress]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[smoking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UV rays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vit C]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://eye.taragana.net/?p=2414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DO you feel your eyes burning after three- four hours stressful sessions working in front of your PC at office? Or do you feel the same entrapped in a messy traffic jam? You know why? Your eye is stressed. It has serious effects not only on your eye but your mental health. Here are some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eye stroke - a stroke can strike your vision off</title>
		<link>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/eye-stroke-a-stroke-can-strike-your-vision-off/</link>
		<comments>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/eye-stroke-a-stroke-can-strike-your-vision-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sourish</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AION]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (AION)]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[diabetes mellitus]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eye]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eye stroke]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[intravacular pressure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NNAION]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sleep Apnea]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stroke of the optic nerve]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://eye.taragana.net/?p=2405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WONDER that how can your eye have strokes when it is pretty common in case of heart? Its true and its dangerous. Eye stroke is commonly known as Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (AION).

Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (AION) is a serious disease that can happen in people that are middle aged through the golden years. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Achromotopsia - often doctors fails to detect, want to know why?</title>
		<link>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/achromotopsia-often-doctors-fails-to-detect-want-to-know-why/</link>
		<comments>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/achromotopsia-often-doctors-fails-to-detect-want-to-know-why/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sourish</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Amblyopia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Color Blindness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[achromats]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Acromotopsia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ambylopia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eye]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hemeralopia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iris operating abnormalities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Million]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[monochromats]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[nystagmus]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://eye.taragana.net/?p=2399</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ARE you colorblind from birth? Are you sure that it is not Achromotopsia? Many occasions the doctors also go wrong in diagnosing this disease. So checkout what is in store you to clarify.

Congenital achromatopsia is a rare hereditary vision disorder which affects 1 person in 33,000 in the U. S. The incidence varies in different [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stargardt&#8217;s disease - defective gene threatening your vision, are you aware?</title>
		<link>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/stargardts-disease-defective-gene-threatening-your-vision-are-you-aware/</link>
		<comments>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/stargardts-disease-defective-gene-threatening-your-vision-are-you-aware/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sourish</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[macula degeneration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[blindness.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cones]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[genetic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[macula]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[macular disase]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stargardt's disease]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[vitamins]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://eye.taragana.net/?p=2376</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stargardt’s Disease is an autossomal recessive hereditary disease included in the group of degenerative macular diseases, which consists in progressive lost of cones in fovea of both eyes, leading to variable levels of central vision loss. At fundoscopy, there’s often the presence of yellowish flecks around the macula, a condition called fundus flavimaculatus.

It usually develops [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retinal vein occlusion brings sudden darkness to your world</title>
		<link>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/retinal-vein-occlusion-brings-sudden-darkness-to-your-world/</link>
		<comments>http://eye.taragana.net/archive/retinal-vein-occlusion-brings-sudden-darkness-to-your-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sourish</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[blindness.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cardiovascular diseases]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[diabetes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Glaucoma]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hypertension]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[laser]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[retina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[retinal vein occlusion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Retinal vein              occlusion occurs when the circulation of a retinal vein becomes              obstructed by an adjacent blood       retina. Swelling and ischemia (lack of [...]]]></description>
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