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Published online 4 March 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030303-1
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Un-blinded by the light
Red light rescues retinas from methanol poisoning.
Light could prevent alcohol poisoning from causing blindness, a new rat study suggests. Shining red light into intoxicated rodents' eyes stops them going blind.
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