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'A scandal': Almost 8,000 children waiting over a year for eye treatments
A trial in Sligo could offer a solution to long eye treatment waiting lists for children.
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Apr 15th 2018, 6:00 AM
Breakthrough as 'bionic eye' restores sight in blind patients
A new clinical trial has given hope to people with sight loss.
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Jul 5th 2015, 8:45 AM
2,446 children on eye clinic waiting lists at Crumlin Hospital
Around 1,444 are still waiting for an appointment at the Crumlin Children’s Hospital.
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Jul 30th 2013, 7:00 PM
Rewrite the textbooks: new layer of human eye discovered
“This is a major discovery that will mean that ophthalmology textbooks will literally need to be re-written,” said Professor Dua.
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Jun 15th 2013, 7:45 AM
Sight loss most common fear for the over-50s
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) may not as well known as other eye diseases, but it is the most common cause of registered blindness in Ireland.
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Sep 19th 2011, 9:16 AM