Thanks John, This is an appropriate posting for the RCSE, most of us are going to have problems with catarachs due to us looking up at the sky so often. I had one lens replaced after a cataract developed over an 80 day period from none to completely fogged vision...I was lucky because I qualified for the replacement, but most have to live with vision loss that virtually ends the possibility of our hobby. For those of you who have timed for guys who say "I can see my model" yet you can see it perfectly...I was the same till it happened to me. As it developed I began losing the model for terrifying moments...which led to nightmares and me bolting upright out of a sleep yelling "I can't see my plane!"...got to the point where the girls would say, "Oh your that guy who fly's model sailplanes"...versus being governor of NY :-). In any case, this would be better for us than us having radios that didn't need any frequency control...(ouch that one made my gigglehurtz. Good to know that maybe something is possible that doesn't involve a health insurance company deciding our soaring ability future.
Thanks John. Gordy In a message dated 3/10/2008 12:09:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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 **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)
