Ophthalmology
Access to ophthalmologists improved from 2014 to 2024, research shows
Overall access to ophthalmologists improved from 2014 to 2024, according to a research letter published in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Nov 25, 2025
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Ophthalmology
New platform tests AI fairness and accuracy in diabetic eye disease screening
Researchers have developed the world's first real-world head-to-head testing platform to determine whether commercial artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect disease in a fair, equitable, transparent ...
Nov 24, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Reducing inflammation may protect against early age-related macular degeneration-like vision loss
University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have shown that reducing chronic inflammation can significantly protect against age-related macular degeneration (AMD)-like pathology in preclinical models. The findings ...
Nov 21, 2025
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Neuroscience
Shimmering calcium waves shape eye development, fruit fly study suggests
For just a few hours, shimmering waves of calcium move through cells in the developing eyes of fruit flies. These spontaneous waves serve a purpose, enabling communication between cells and shaping the eye structure, according ...
Nov 20, 2025
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Ophthalmology
Scientists use stem cells to model rare genetic blindness in children
Researchers at the Eye Genetics Research Unit at Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) are the first in the world to use stem cells to study one of the genetic causes of Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA)—a rare condition ...
Nov 20, 2025
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Neuroscience
Vision can be rebooted in adults with amblyopia, study suggests
Temporarily anesthetizing the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables growth of responses to the amblyopic eye, new research shows.
Nov 19, 2025
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Ophthalmology
Flexible organic electrodes convert infrared light into nerve signals in damaged retinas
In an important step toward visual prostheses, biocompatible electrodes can convert infrared light into nerve impulses, as demonstrated by a team at TU Wien.
Nov 19, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Loss of key visual channel triggers rhythmic retinal signals linked to night blindness
Rhythmic electrical activity in the retina (known as pathological oscillations) has been observed in several eye diseases, including congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). These oscillations ...
Nov 18, 2025
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Neuroscience
Brain stimulation found to improve vision recovery after stroke
Scientists at EPFL have developed an innovative, non-invasive brain stimulation therapy to significantly improve visual function in stroke patients who have suffered vision loss following a stroke. The approach could offer ...
Nov 17, 2025
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Ophthalmology
Virtual reality tool may offer easier vision testing, early research shows
Could a virtual reality headset offer a cheaper, easier, and more comfortable method of testing a person's vision, particularly among patients with a degenerative eye condition called geographic atrophy? It's a question that ...
Nov 12, 2025
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