Monday 16 May 2022 11:13 PM The end of cataract surgery? Experts say vision-robbing condition may soon be ... trends now
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A new treatment could pave the way for cataracts to be treated with drugs instead of surgery, research suggests.
Cataracts are cloudy patches on the lens of the eye, which leads to misty vision and blindness for millions worldwide.
Current treatment options for the age-related condition revolve around an operation to remove and replace the affected lens.
In hope of expanding therapeutic options, Anglia Ruskin University researchers have tested an anti-cataract drug on mice.
Rodents given the compound saw a 'remarkable difference and improvement', the researchers said, with nearly half (46 per cent) having reduced cloudiness in their eye.
Cataracts are when the lens, the small transparent disc inside your eye, develops cloudy patches of protein, leading to vision loss and blindness for millions worldwide. A team of international scientists, led by Professor Barbara Pierscionek at Anglia Ruskin University in London, tested a compound proposed as an anti-cataract drug
