Surgery
First human test of robotic eye surgery a success
Researchers from the University of Oxford have completed the first successful trial of robot-assisted retinal surgery.
Jun 18, 2018
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Age Related Macular Degeneration
Medical research
Lab-on-a-chip device mimics eye damage due to intense light
Houston Methodist researchers developed a new lab-on-a-chip technology that could quickly screen possible drugs to repair damaged neuron and retinal connections, like what is seen in people with macular degeneration or who've ...
May 9, 2018
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Immunology
Macular degeneration linked to aging immune cells
As people age, their immune systems age, too. And new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that aging immune cells increase the risk for age-related macular degeneration, a major cause ...
Apr 5, 2018
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Ophthalmology
Researchers test stem cell-based retinal implant for common cause of vision loss
Physicians and researchers at the USC Roski Eye Institute have collaborated with other California institutions to show that a first-in-kind stem cell-based retinal implant is feasible for use in people with advanced dry age-related ...
Apr 4, 2018
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Medical research
Stem cells treat macular degeneration
In July 2015, 86-year-old Douglas Waters developed severe age-related macular degeneration (AMD). He struggled to see things clearly, even when up close.
Mar 19, 2018
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Medical research
Fruit fly breakthrough may help human blindness research
For decades, scientists have known that blue light will make fruit flies go blind, but it wasn't clear why. Now, a Purdue University study has found how this light kills cells in the flies' eyes, and that could prove a useful ...
Dec 18, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Researchers identify key compounds to resolve abnormal vascular growth in AMD
A compound of specific bioactive products from a major family of enzymes reduced the severity of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a preclinical model, according to a new study led by Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers. ...
Aug 21, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Drug shows promise against vision-robbing disease in seniors
An experimental drug is showing promise against an untreatable eye disease that blinds older adults—and intriguingly, it seems to work in patients who carry a particular gene flaw that fuels the damage to their vision.
Jun 21, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Scientists develop revolutionary eye drops to treat age-related blindness
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a type of eye drop which could potentially revolutionise the treatment of one of the leading causes of blindness in the UK.
May 15, 2017
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Genetics
Induced pluripotent stem cells don't increase genetic mutations
It's been more than 10 years since Japanese researchers Shinya Yamanaka, M.D., Ph.D., and his graduate student Kazutoshi Takahashi, Ph.D., developed the breakthrough technique to return any adult cell to its earliest stage ...
Feb 7, 2017
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