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New study reveals racial and economic barriers in glaucoma care access
Hundreds of thousands of Americans with glaucoma are not receiving the care they need—and a new Northwestern University study suggests that race, income and where patients live play a major role in that gap.
Mar 17, 2025
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f-ORG technique detects early eye disease through light-response analysis
Eye diseases often develop asymptomatically for many years. ICTER scientists have developed the f-ORG technique, which analyzes the retina's reaction to light, helping to detect danger before the first symptoms appear. New ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Researchers find a way to make pig retinal cells to advance eye treatments
Inside the human eye, the retina is made up of several types of cells, including the light-sensing photoreceptors that initiate the cascade of events that lead to vision. Damage to the photoreceptors, either through degenerative ...
Mar 13, 2025
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AI maps blood vessels in the retina for better diagnostics
Researchers from a joint Skoltech-University of Sharjah laboratory and AIRI Institute have automated the analysis of retina images used to diagnose diabetic retinopathy. This refers to retinal damage in diabetes patients ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Myopia is a disease, not a refractive error. Here's what that means
Myopia is a refractive error (blurred vision at a given distance) that affects about 30% of the world's population. This proportion is increasing so quickly that it is estimated it will reach 50% by 2050.
Mar 12, 2025
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Managing your diabetes can help prevent associated vision loss
Diabetes affects more than 1 in 10 adults worldwide and has been accompanied by an increase in vision-threatening diabetic retinal disease (DRD).
Mar 12, 2025
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Blood metabolites may reduce genetic risk of glaucoma
Scientists have revealed why not all individuals with a high inherited risk of glaucoma may ultimately develop the disease.
Mar 11, 2025
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Binocular vision is crucial for assessing threats and effective survival, mouse study suggests
Having two eyes is crucial to escaping danger, according to a new study conducted by an international team of researchers.
Mar 10, 2025
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The pupil as a window to the sleeping brain: A look under the eyelids shows more is happening than previously assumed
For the first time, researchers have been able to observe how the pupils react during sleep over a period of several hours. A look under the eyelids showed them that more happens in the brain during sleep than was previously ...
Mar 5, 2025
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Novel stem cell therapy repairs 'irreversible' corneal damage in clinical trial
An expanded clinical trial that tested an experimental stem cell treatment for blinding cornea injuries found the treatment was feasible and safe in 14 patients who were treated and followed for 18 months, and there was a ...
Mar 4, 2025
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AI makes glaucoma screening accessible in new study
Imagine walking into a supermarket, train station, or shopping mall and having your eyes screened for glaucoma within seconds—no appointment needed. With the AI-based Glaucoma Screening (AI-GS) network, this vision could ...
Mar 3, 2025
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Diabetic eye disease up, but most severe forms down since 2014
Although the prevalence of diabetes-related eye diseases has almost doubled since 2014, the rates of the most severe forms of the disease have actually decreased, according to a new study led by researchers at the Perelman ...
Mar 3, 2025
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Advances in corneal healing research drive new treatments for rare eye diseases
Rare eye diseases are the leading cause of untreatable blindness in Europe and affect people of all ages. The RESTORE VISION scientific team has identified seven rare ocular conditions that impact the cornea and the rest ...
Feb 28, 2025
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AI analysis of eye images offers a window to kidney health in type 2 diabetes
New University of Dundee research has revealed that using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze photos taken during routine diabetes eye screenings provides a window into kidney health.
Feb 28, 2025
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Stem cell transplant clears clinical safety hurdle for treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular (AMD) degeneration is a leading cause of vision impairment and blindness in the elderly population. In so-called wet AMD, new, abnormal blood vessels grow in the central part of the retina called the macula, ...
Feb 27, 2025
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Researchers identify potential link between retinal changes, Alzheimer's disease
A team of scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine has identified that an eye condition affecting the retina, the light-sensing tissue in the back of the eye, may serve as an early indicator for Alzheimer's ...
Feb 26, 2025
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15-minute screening tool can help stroke survivors with visual perception problems
A new 15-minute tool to screen stroke survivors for visual perception problems has been launched by researchers from Durham and Oxford universities.
Feb 26, 2025
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Gene therapy can improve vision in young children with AIPL1-associated retinal dystrophy
Researchers from the NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre and University College London have found that gene therapy improved visual acuity and preserved retinal structure in young children with AIPL1-associated severe ...
Research shows just one hour of screen time increases risk of nearsightedness
Each hour a person spends squinting into a smartphone or staring at a screen increases their risk of nearsightedness, a new evidence review suggests.
Feb 25, 2025
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Underlying mechanisms of age-related dysfunction in glands crucial to eye function identified
A team led by Mount Sinai researchers has identified stem cell populations and mechanisms underlying age-related degeneration in glands that are vital to eye function. The findings, published in Nature Communications on February ...
Feb 24, 2025
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Ozempic, Wegovy linked to potential vision loss
People taking the weight-loss drug semaglutide could be at a slightly increased risk for a potentially blinding eye condition that affects the optic nerve, a new study says.
Feb 24, 2025
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Breathing and vision may be linked
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil, namely our breathing. The study, published in the Journal of Physiology, shows that the pupil is smallest ...
Feb 21, 2025
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Genetic therapy gives infants life-changing improvements in sight
Four young children have gained life-changing improvements in sight following treatment with a pioneering new genetic medicine through UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital, with the support of MeiraGTx.
Feb 20, 2025
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Tests on sunglasses show deficiencies in protection against ultraviolet rays
Solar ultraviolet radiation is one of the causes of a series of eye diseases, including cataracts and a type of corneal inflammation (photokeratitis), which can be delayed or prevented by using UV protection, with sunglasses ...
Feb 20, 2025
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Sudden vision loss in children: Study in China points to a novel retinal disorder
A multicenter study led by researchers from the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology in China has characterized a distinct retinal disorder in children following high fever illness. The study describes hyperacute outer retinal ...
