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Home - OMRF News - Archives for vision loss

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More Than Meets the Eye

Researchers studying vision loss make a surprising discovery about the lungs.

OMRF receives $2.5 million to study link between diet, vision loss

May 15, 2024

Research seeks to relieve macular degeneration

Filed Under: News Tagged With: amd, ana chucair Elliott, Freeman, keto die, ketogenic diet, macular degeneration, Michael Stout, scientist-news, Scott Plafker, vision loss, Willard, willard freeman

Cut Carbs, Cut MS Symptoms?

May Dr. Scott Plafker likes medical solutions that don’t come in pill bottles. In his OMRF lab, he’s studied how a compound naturally produced in broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts can protect eyes as they age. “Because it’s readily available in vegetables, people can get it with ease, and they can get it without […]

OMRF scientist named president of international research organization

August 18, 2021

OMRF scientist Courtney Griffin, Ph.D., will head the premier research organization in her field.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Courtney, Griffin, heart, lungs, NAVBO, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, scientist-news, vascular biology, vision loss

2020 Annual Report: New Hope for Treating Vision Loss

The calls and emails came almost immediately. Within days of publishing a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences about a novel compound that could reverse vision loss in premature infants and adults with diabetes, Dr. Courtney Griffin’s inbox and voicemail began to fill. The messages came from Michigan, Washington and Texas, […]

OMRF testing new drug that could reverse some types of vision loss

October 7, 2020

Vision loss plagues millions of Americans each year. Right here in the Sooner State, a team of researchers is working to fight it.

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: blood vessels, chris schafer, Courtney, emily akins, Griffin, kfor, lab, OMRF, scientist-news, vision loss

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