Ophthalmology
Bionic eye gives hope to the blind
After years of research, the first bionic eye has seen the light of day in the United States, giving hope to the blind around the world.
Feb 5, 2013
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News tagged with retinal disease
Genetics
Study reveals restoration of retinal and visual function following gene therapy
A breakthrough study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, results in the restoration of retinal and visual functions of mice models suffering from inherited retinal disease.
Oct 19, 2020
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson's disease up to seven years before diagnosis
Markers that indicate the presence of Parkinson's disease in patients on average seven years before clinical presentation have been identified by a UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital research team.
Aug 21, 2023
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Genetics
Gene therapy research cures retinitis pigmentosa in dogs
Members of a University of Pennsylvania research team have shown that they can prevent, or even reverse, a blinding retinal disease, X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, or XLRP, in dogs.
Jan 23, 2012
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Neuroscience
Keto diet protects optic nerve in glaucoma mouse model
Switching mice destined to develop glaucoma to a low carbohydrate, high fat diet protects the cells of the retina and their connections to the brain from degeneration, according to research published in JNeurosci. The study ...
May 14, 2018
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Genetics
Researchers discover new genetic eye disease
Researchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI) have identified a new disease that affects the macula, a small part of the light-sensing retina needed for sharp, central vision. Scientists report their findings on the novel ...
Jun 9, 2022
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Diabetes
Dry eye disease and diabetes: New study reveals scale of issue and need for screening
Diabetes is a debilitating health condition which is expected to reach epidemic proportions in the next 20 years. According to the World Health Organisation, 108m people around the world had diabetes in 1980; by 2014 that ...
Mar 1, 2019
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Medical research
Vision improves modestly in patients after human embryonic stem cells transplants
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute and colleagues who successfully transplanted specialized retinal cells derived from human embryonic stem cells into the eyes of two legally blind patients ...
Jan 24, 2012
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Genetics
New gene-editing technique reverses vision loss in mice
Researchers in China have successfully restored the vision of mice with retinitis pigmentosa, one of the major causes of blindness in humans. The study, to be published March 17 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, uses ...
Mar 17, 2023
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Ophthalmology
Photovoltaic retinal implant could restore functional sight, researchers say
A team led by Stanford University researchers has developed a wireless retinal implant that they say could restore vision five times better than existing devices.
Apr 28, 2015
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