Sickle cell retinopathy (SCR), a common, potentially blinding eye condition found among some people with sickle cell disease, is caused by misshapen blood cells blocking blood vessels in the light-sensing retina. In a 10-year ...
Sep 30, 2026
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Lower air temperatures may be associated with an increase in the fluid pressure inside the eye—a major cause of glaucoma—and should be considered when treating patients with the condition, according to findings published ...
Sep 29, 2026
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Mohamed El-Dib, MD, of the Division of Newborn Medicine at Mass General Brigham for Children is the corresponding author of a new study that seeks to identify and address gaps in the recognition of cerebral visual impairment ...
Sep 29, 2026
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Rising rates of infectious eye diseases are putting more people at risk of preventable vision loss, prompting researchers to call for greater awareness of the warning signs and the importance of early treatment.
Sep 29, 2026
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The United States will be short by nearly 28,000 surgeons by 2038, according to the first unified assessment of the country's surgical workforce.
Sep 25, 2026
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Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have determined how a molecule within cells can help tune the eyes' sensitivity to light. The study identified the molecule's binding site on a protein in retinal cells, which should enable ...
Sep 24, 2026
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An international study of almost 1,000 people living with sight loss, led by University College London (UCL) researchers, found that nearly one in five reported receiving or encountering eye treatments they believed to be ...
Sep 24, 2026
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A research team led by Dr. Yangzhi Zhu, principal investigator and assistant professor at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, has developed a soft, reusable smart contact lens as part of its broader Ocular Library ...
Sep 24, 2026
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Researchers at Trinity College Dublin, in collaboration with Breye Therapeutics, have found that an oral medication ("Danegaptide") can protect against vision-threatening damage in nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), ...
Sep 23, 2026
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Uveal melanoma is a rare, aggressive cancer that starts inside the eye and often spreads to the liver. Few treatment options exist, and unlike some forms of skin melanoma that can respond well to modern therapies, metastatic ...
Sep 23, 2026
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