Bundle Medicareâs Payments to Health Care Providers. CBO periodically issues a compendium of policy options (called Options for Reducing the Deficit) covering a broad range of issues, as well as separate reports that include options for changing federal tax and spending policies in particular areas. This option appears in one of those publications.
Vitamin E to Treat Uveitis-Associated Macular Edema. This study has been completed. This study will evaluate whether vitamin E can help treat swelling of the macular area of the retina (the back part of the eye) associated with uveitis (inflammatory eye disease). The macula is responsible for sharp vision; swelling in this area is one cause of vision loss in uveitis patients.
People with heart disease and stroke risk are often prescribed vitamin E by their doctor, to help reduce clots and to improve circulatory functioning. Vitamin E is also an excellect topical ointment for reducing scars. You can use vitamin E on old scars and on new wounds, to reduce permanent scarring. While many commercially prepared ointments contain vitamin E, you can also just use a capsule of vitamin E in oil form to apply to the scar or the wound.