Newspost Online
While diabetes can make the beautifully stratified retina look like over-fried bacon, scientists are claiming that a drug, called pentazocine, known for its pain-relieving power can prevent the retinal damage that leads to vision loss. The drug is also believed to stimulate memory. The study has indicated that compounds that bind with the sigma receptor in the eye may be good treatments for the top two causes of vision loss: diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.