http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=metformin-for-diabetes-may-treat-uveitis-a-leading-cause-of-blindness University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered that a drug already prescribed to millions of people with diabetes could also have another important use: treating one of the world's leading causes of blindness. In laboratory rat and cell-culture experiments, the scientists found that metformin, which is commonly used to control blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes, al... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:11:50 EDT en