FYI: Clinical trials for cataract and glaucoma topical drug. Popular Science April 2008 issue page 40 has an article under "Med Tech" with a sub title of "A new drop washes away cataracts in aging eyes". It may be very appropriate to pilots that have been exposed to direct sunlight for many years. Very interesting. You can also read about the drug and the company that is developing the topical medication at:
http://www.chakshu.com/ They also mention "glaucoma, dry AMD, diabetic retinopathy and uveitis. The company is currently in clinical trials for cataract and glaucoma." This is a link to a Reuter's article that points to the above web site. http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS101183+11-Feb-2008+PRN200802 11 The PopSci article states that the man that developed the treatment used his legally blind dad as a guinea pig. After 3 months of daily drops his father's vision had improved to 20/80. John RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
