51. Eye See You

George Williams, chairman of ophthalmology and director of the Eye Institute at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. says: "We're fairly optimistic that within three to five years we'll have a treatment for the dry form of macular degeneration. We know what happens is the nerve cells that sense the light are dying off. The thought here is if we attack the process that makes them die, we can save the vision." Gram had this disease. Although she lived to 98, the last 8-10 years were hell. Let's all hope cures are waiting for us around the horizon. Details of this article are at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/newtreatmentsholdhopeforfailingeyes .