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 ...
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed eye drops that extend vision in animal models of a group of inherited diseases that lead to progressive vision loss in humans, known as retinitis pigmentosa.
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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 ...
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Having two eyes is crucial to escaping danger, according to a new study conducted by an international team of researchers.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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.
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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 ...
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