For more than two decades, researchers have tried to regenerate the injured optic nerve using different growth factors and/or agents that overcome natural growth inhibition.
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Retinal Migraine: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Retinal migraine is an eye condition that affects some people who get migraine. Visual disturbances develop in one eye, followed by migraine symptoms.
LASIK and Dry Eyes: What’s the Connection?
LASIK is a popular way of correcting vision, but complications can include dry eyes. Learn more about LASIK, dry eyes, and other vision correction options.
NYBC scientist makes groundbreaking discoveries on the parasite that causes river blindness disease
New York Blood Center (NYBC) has announced that researcher Dr. Sara Lustigman, Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology at NYBC’s Lindsley F.
Female hormones increase risk of vision loss in rare genetic disease
Girls with a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in a gene known as Nf1 are much more likely to lose their vision than boys with mutations in the same gene.
Study examines potential effect of regular marijuana use on vision
A small, preliminary study has found an abnormality involving the retina that may account for altered vision in regular cannabis users. The results are published online by JAMA Ophthalmology.
Researchers find children with ‘wobbly eye’ unable to recognise faces
Researchers in Southampton have discovered children who suffer from eye movement disorder nystagmus – known as ‘wobbly eye’ – struggle to recognise faces but not other objects.
TSRI scientists find mechanism behind side effects in vision-loss treatment
A common class of drugs for vision loss may actually add to the problem in some patients, according to new research co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI).
Increased UVB exposure associated with reduced risk of nearsightedness, particularly in teens, young
Higher ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation exposure, directly related to time outdoors and sunlight exposure, was associated with reduced odds of myopia (nearsightedness), and exposure to UVB between…
Eye surgery of the future: Gentle, efficient, out-patient surgery
The eye surgery of the future will be performed on an out-patient basis, will be gentle and efficient.
Psoriasis on the Eyelids: Symptoms and Treatment
Psoriasis on the eyelids can be a difficult condition to manage. Learn about the symptoms, complications, and available forms of treatment here.
Macular degeneration: Study sheds light on Alzheimer’s proteins in retina
Study reveals new insights into the molecular mechanisms of beta-amyloid buildup – a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease – in the retina of people with AMD.
Smart cane could transform lives of the blind and visually impaired
An enterprising researcher from The University of Manchester has developed a prototype tool that could help transform the lives of the blind and visually impaired.
Alzheimer’s disease proteins could be at fault for leading cause of vision loss among older people
Research from the University of Southampton gives new insight into possible causes of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss among people aged 50 and older.
New gene-editing technology partially restores vision in blind animals
Salk Institute researchers have discovered a holy grail of gene editing – the ability to, for the first time, insert DNA at a target location into the non-dividing cells that make up the majority…
Neurons in the human eye are organised for error correction
Cells that send visual signals to the brain act collectively to suppress noise and improve accuracy.
Gut microbes influence development of wet AMD
New mouse study finds an imbalance in gut microbes from high-fat diets influences evolution of wet AMD via increased gut permeability and inflammation.
Microbes in your gut influence major eye disease
Bacteria in your intestines may play an important role in determining if you will develop blinding wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
Level of education is more decisive than intelligence for the development of short-sightedness
Environmental factors such as education and leisure activities have a greater influence on the development of short-sightedness or myopia than the ability to think logically and solve problems.
New findings show promise for treatment of Graves’ disease and other ocular disorders
A new class of therapies may be on the horizon for thyroid eye disease (TED) and other destructive scarring conditions.