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AOA's annual American Eye-Q® survey shows only 47 percent of Americans say UV protection is most important factor when purchasing sunglasses

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Tokyo—Caffeine intake can significantly increase the eye’s ability to produce tears, researchers at the University of Tokyo’s School of Medicine have found. The finding could help in treating dry eye syndrome.

In results from this double-masked, placebo-controlled, crossover study reported in Ophthalmology, all of the 78 participants produced significantly more tears after consuming caffeine than after taking a placebo.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/05/health/diabetes-drug-fights-cancer/index.h...

(Health.com) -- Each year billions of dollars are spent in the search to find new cancer drugs. Very few of these would-be treatments end up being approved by the government and entering widespread use, which makes it all the more intriguing that one of the most promising new cancer drugs in years is, in fact, an old drug.

http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/05/do-we-really-need-digitally-en...
Google on Wednesday unveiled something really future-y: Glasses that display digital info on top of the real world.
The prototype glasses project all kinds of information - walking directions, instant messages, phone calls, weather info, calendar reminders and the location of your friends - on the world all around you.

Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera suffered a small fracture in the bone under his right eye after getting hit by a hard grounder in a spring training game Monday.

Cabrera, who received eight stitches to close the bloody wound, told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney Tuesday that the team would re-evaluate him in a week, but he likely will be out at least a couple of weeks. Cabrera's vision is fine, according to the team.

"I was lucky," he told Olney.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/03/19/vaccine-for-skin-cancer-on-hori...

Scientists have created a vaccine that has successfully eradicated skin cancer in some mice, the Mayo Clinic reported Monday. Results from early studies have shown that 60 percent of mice with melanoma were cured in fewer than three months with minimal side effects, thanks to the treatment.

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Changes In Retina May Portend Disorders Elsewhere In The Body.

ABC World News (2/27, story 8, 2:10, Sawyer) reported that a new study found "a link between sleeping" aids "and an increased risk of death." ABC's Dr. Richard Besser said, "Over two years, people who took sleeping" aids "were at least three and a half times more likely to die of all causes than those who didn't take these" tablets. He added, "Short term is fine. If you're having long term insomnia, it's like a mystery you have to solve."