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Home - OMRF News - Archives for macular degeneration

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Certain veggies may prevent eye disorder, OMRF scientist finds

February 15, 2023

Study reveals benefits of compound sulforaphane for macular degeneration

Filed Under: News Tagged With: age-related macular degeneration, broccoli, macular degeneration, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, Plafker, rod mcever, scientist-news, Scott, sulforaphane

OMRF receives $2.25 million grant to study vision loss

February 26, 2018

OMRF scientist Scott Plafker has received a four-year grant from the NIH to study whether a natural compound can help prevent a common eye disease.

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Balancing love, life and the lab

May 19, 2015

Scott and Kendra Plafker are still achieving firsts after 17 years of marriage.

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Collaboration yields new ocular disease target

May 7, 2012

Findings may help improve treatments for retinopathy and macular degeneration

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