Researchers have found a possible way to stop abnormal signals in the retina that are linked to involuntary eye movements (nystagmus). In experiments on mouse retinas in the lab, restoring dopamine signaling stopped these ...
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Dr. Yangzhi Zhu of the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), with collaborators at UC San Diego and USC, published a Nature Sensors perspective on what it will take to turn tear-based wearable sensors into ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Scientists have taken another important step toward restoring vision in people with certain inherited forms of blindness. In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh ...
Oct 7, 2026
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Taking statins is linked to a lower risk of developing glaucoma and a reduced chance of it getting worse, suggest the findings of research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
Oct 6, 2026
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Researchers at the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) led the discovery of an unexpected connection between inherited blindness and a gene known for causing a rare metabolic disorder.
Oct 6, 2026
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For millions of people at risk of glaucoma, healthy eye pressure can mean the difference between preserving vision and losing it. Yet despite decades of research, scientists still do not fully understand what regulates daily ...
Oct 4, 2026
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More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek mathematician Euclid began his treatise "Optics" with an assumption that now sounds peculiar: visual rays traveled out from the eye toward the objects we see.
Oct 2, 2026
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Herpesviruses are a family of DNA viruses that cause a range of infections in humans and animals. A distinctive characteristic is that they can remain dormant in the body for prolonged periods, and reactivation may lead to ...
Oct 1, 2026
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A new computational model that accounts for individual differences in human color vision is helping reveal why the colors of today's displays sometimes appear different to different people. The new information could help ...
Oct 1, 2026
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Smartphones could play an important role in the early detection of eye diseases, including in settings where specialized ophthalmic infrastructure is limited. An international team of experts led by the University Hospital ...
Sep 30, 2026
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