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Home - OMRF News - Archives for vision loss

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OMRF discovery holds potential for reversing vision loss

October 6, 2020

OMRF scientists have identified a compound that could give birth to therapies for a host of eye diseases.

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OMRF scientists study effects of drug on MS-induced vision loss

January 7, 2020

Can an FDA-approved drug help halt vision loss in MS?

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OMRF discovery could lead to new therapies for MS

March 19, 2018

OMRF researchers found that, in laboratory mice, a particular white blood cell seems to play a key role in MS.

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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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Trio of new grants brings $2.7 million to OMRF labs

May 6, 2016

Awards “a testament to the quality of research in Oklahoma”

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