Ophthalmology
New research opens a window on eye health
Poets see the eyes as a window to the soul. Scientists increasingly view the eyes as a window to the inner workings of the body.
Apr 14, 2017
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Vision Loss
Neuroscience
Having both hearing and vision loss may double risk of dementia
Losing some hearing or eyesight is often a part of getting older, but a new study says losing function in both senses may put you at greater risk of dementia and cognitive decline years later. The research is published in ...
Apr 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Glaucoma patients worry about managing disease during pandemic
(HealthDay)—Glaucoma patients are concerned about managing their condition during the COVID-19 lockdowns, according to the results of a survey released by the Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF).
Jul 22, 2020
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Medical research
An allergy drug showed promise for MS, but could they prove it?
What if an over-the-counter allergy medicine could help halt and even reverse multiple sclerosis? And if it did, could patients return to their full capacity? Those were some of the questions first posed in 2013 after a landmark ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study identifies brain network connections associated with anosognosia
Anosognosia is a condition in which a patient is unaware of their neurological deficit or psychiatric condition. Visual anosognosia, also called Anton syndrome, is associated with complete cortical blindness and unawareness ...
Jun 9, 2023
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Medical research
Research team unlocks strategies driving neuron connections
Using high-resolution imaging and 3-D computer modeling, a University of Oregon research team has found that the branching arms of neurons weave through space in a way that balances their need to connect to other neurons ...
Mar 2, 2021
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Ophthalmology
Biomarkers reveal how patients with glaucoma may respond to treatment
Over 700,000 people in the UK have glaucoma and it is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The condition occurs when the cells in the eye that help you see (called retinal ganglion cells) start to die.
Jul 12, 2024
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Genetics
Gene therapy helps combat some forms of blindness—clinical trials are applying these treatments to other diseases
An estimated 295 million people suffer from visual impairment globally. Around 43 million of those people are living with blindness. While not every form of blindness can be cured, recent scientific breakthroughs have uncovered ...
May 12, 2023
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Genetics
Physicists devise gene therapy platform for macular degeneration patients
Millions of adults over age 50 struggle each year with vision loss caused by damage to the retina or common macular degeneration.
Dec 23, 2015
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Ophthalmology
AI-supported test can predict eye disease that leads to blindness
In a clinical trial of 113 patients led by researchers at Imperial College London and UCL, retinal imaging technology called Detection of Apoptosis in Retinal Cells (DARC) was able to identify areas of the eye that were showing ...
Aug 13, 2021
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