NIH researchers discover tooth-enamel protein in eyes with dry AMD
Finding may lead to novel therapeutic target for blinding diseaseCredit: Dinusha Rajapakse, NEI A protein that normally deposits mineralized calcium ...
Tag: Ophthalmology
Modern virtual and augmented reality device can help simulate sight loss
Virtual/augmented reality devices can simulate some of the key difficulties experienced due to glaucoma, suggests new study from City, University ...
AI may help spot newborns at risk for most severe form of blinding disease
NEI-funded device under FDA review; AI-based metrics bring clarity to aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity diagnosisCredit: J. Peter Campbell An ...
First-ever CRISPR gene editing within human body done at OHSU
BRILLIANCE clinical trial aims to enable sight in people born with a blindness-causing mutationCredit: Oregon Health & Science University The ...
Nature Gene Therapy publishes preclinical data of Ocugen’s OCU400 genetic modifier
Data support nuclear hormone receptor gene NR2E3 as genetic modifier and therapeutic agent to treat multiple retinal degenerative diseases and ...
New method gives glaucoma researchers control over eye pressure
Credit: University of South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (February 24, 2020)- Neuroscientists at the University of South Florida have become the ...
New discovery has important implications for treating common eye disease
Credit: Dr Sarah Doyle, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made an important discovery with implications for ...
Dartmouth professors elected senior members of the National Academy of Inventors
Credit: Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth Two members of Dartmouth College's faculty have been named to the National Academy ...
Guardian angel of the eye
Protective protein in the eye lens affects protein oxidationCredit: Christoph Kaiser / TUM The lens of the human eye comprises ...
WVU project sets sights on preventing blindness in diabetic patients
Credit: West Virginia University When people think about the management of diabetes, A1C (hemoglobin) tests and foot exams usually come ...
Researchers uncover mechanism for how common gene therapy vectors enter cells
Identification of GPR108 as 'lock' for adeno-associated virus vector (AAV) is crucial to this emerging novel class of genetic medicine ...
Potential way to halt blinding macular degeneration identified
Scientists find unexpected connection between 2 main forms of AMDCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Researchers have successfully treated age-related ...
SPIE selects Wolfgang Fink as 2020 fellow
Professional optics society recognizes University of Arizona professor for his work in artificial vision for the blind and smartphone-based eye ...
Researchers identify gene with functional role in aging of eye
In mouse studies, a 'methylation clock' on the ELOVL2 gene ticks toward impaired vision, but when gene expression was boosted, ...
Faster, cheaper tests for myopia possible
Leading cause of vision loss heads for epidemicCredit: ARVO The world's most common vision problem myopia or short/near sightedness, which ...
Many older people’s glasses of wrong power
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Overall, Swedish 70-year-olds' eyesight is good, but many could see even better. Six in ten ...
Team’s fabricated corneal tissue allows closer look at how eyes heal
NIH grant helps researchers develop new ways to study eye's repair mechanismsCredit: The University of Texas at Dallas Cells called ...
UNH researchers solve protein structure associated with inherited retinal diseases
Credit: UNH DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have reported the first structural model for a ...
Finding your way in the dark depends on your internal clock
Surprising results show how circadian rhythm changes the way mammals can seeCredit: Ala-Laurila Lab How mammals perceive light changes between ...
Dartmouth study finds conscious visual perception occurs outside the visual system
Credit: Figure by Sirui Liu and Patrick Cavanagh. A Dartmouth study finds that the conscious perception of visual location occurs ...
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