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 ...
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In February 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned people against using EzriCare eye drops because bottles of the product had been linked to drug-resistant bacterial infections causing vision ...
May 11, 2023
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Researchers have developed new instruments for rigorously quantifying and comparing the light focusing properties of specialized eyeglass lenses that are used to slow the progression of myopia, or nearsightedness. The information ...
May 11, 2023
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The leading cause of vision loss in Western countries is age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a deterioration of central vision that begins when droplets of lipids and proteins called lipofuscin accumulate in the retina ...
May 11, 2023
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Researchers from Aston University and the University of York have discovered new insights into how the human brain makes perceptual judgements of the external world.
May 9, 2023
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In a University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers have discovered small-molecule drugs with potential clinical utility in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy (DR), and ...
May 8, 2023
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What cell types are found in which human tissue, and where? Which genes are active in the individual cells, and which proteins are found there? Answers to these questions and more are to be provided by a specialized atlas—in ...
May 8, 2023
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There's new hope for potentially restoring vision in patients suffering from degenerative retinal disease, thanks to work by researchers at Université de Montréal.
May 5, 2023
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The next time you're sipping your favorite hot beverage, consider what it might be doing for the long-term health of your brain.
May 4, 2023
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Australian researchers have identified the role that two key genes associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) play in the disease. The team, led by CERA's principal investigator of cellular reprogramming, Associate ...
May 4, 2023
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