Photoreceptors generated from adult human skin cells

Fascinating!

Crafting Light-Sensing Cells from Human Skin

http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/24457/

Light and Migraines

Very interesting research...

Scientists shed new light on migraines, pain - BostonHerald.com

Pet tarantulas pose risk to owners' eyes, say doctors

For those of you with pet tarantulas - just in case!

BBC News - Pet tarantulas pose risk to owners' eyes, say doctors

Laser Deemed Best Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy

Standard therapy still recommended over steroid injections, researchers say

HealthDay

Dr. Edward Kondrot, Homeopathic Ophthalmologist: Pittsburgh Seminar - December 6. Three Day Treatment Program - December 7 - 9

I'd like to welcome home my long-time associate and friend, Dr. Edward Kondrot.

Dr. Kondrot will be returning to Pittsburgh from December 6 - 9, 2009 and will hold a 1 day informational seminar on Sunday, December 6, followed by a 3 day treatment program beginning Monday, December 7.

During the seminar, a wide range of ocular conditions will be discussed along with alternative and homeopathic treatment strategies. Learn how vision threatening conditions such as Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma, and Diabetic Retinopathy can often be successfully treated and managed incorporating Dr. Kondrot's unique non-invasive holistic therapies.

More about Dr. Kondrot:

• Has practiced ophthalmology for over 18 years and classical homeopathy for 10 years
• Received his MD in 1977 from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Completed his residency in Ophthalmology at the Scheie Eye Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and at St. Francis General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, becoming a board certified Ophthalmologist in 1981
• Received his diploma from the Hahnemann Homeopathic College in Albany, California in 1995
• Became certified by the Council of Homeopathic Certification in 2000
• Became Doctor of Homeopathic therapeutics (DHt) in 2002
• Dr. Kondrot has an active medical license in Arizona and Pennsylvania
  

If you would like to learn even more or register for this exciting seminar and/or treatment program, please follow this link: http://www.healingtheeye.com/seminars.html

You may also contact me directly either by email or phone. I will promptly reply to all inquiries.

I will be joining Dr. Kondrot for his Sunday seminar and I look forward to seeing many of you there!

Keep Online Health Information in Perspective

A reminder!...

Googling can mislead people seeking health information - washingtonpost.com

Myopia (Nearsightedness) and Diabetic Retinopathy

Medical News: AAO: Myopia May Minimize Diabetic Eye Damage - in Meeting Coverage, AAO from MedPage Today

Gene Therapy and Leber's Congenital Amaurosis

Medical News: AAO: Gene Therapy Restores Partial Vision - in Meeting Coverage, AAO from MedPage Today