Recently retinal specialists from Wake Forest and the University of North Carolina have confirmed the findings of Dr. Tarbett’s original research on thiazolidinediones (TZDs) and diabetic macular edema published in 2011. Data from the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) Eye Study, a large multicenter study, funded by the National Eye Institute, was […]
Nearsightedness– Can we Defeat It?
Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, is booming. Its prevalence in the US has doubled in the last 3 decades with 42% of the US population now nearsighted and fully half of the population expected to be nearsighted by 2050. What can we do? A simple and effective solution–get children outdoors. The evidence continues to grow […]