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Harnessing an innate repair mechanism enhances the success of retinal transplantation
Regenerative therapies, based on cell replacement, hold promise for a wide range of age-related diseases, but efforts to bring the therapies to patients have not been very successful – in large…
FDA approves implantable device that changes the shape of the cornea to correct near vision
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Raindrop Near Vision Inlay, a device implanted in the cornea (the clear, front surface) of one eye to improve near vision in certain patients…
New research could lead to restoring vision for sufferers of retinal disorders
Engineers and neuroscientists at the University of Sheffield have demonstrated for the first time that the cells in the retina carry out key processing tasks.
Current stimulation of the brain restores vision in patients with glaucoma and optic nerve damage
Randomized, clinical trial shows that modulating brain plasticity offers a promising avenue for vision restoration and rehabilitation.
Pain medicine helps preserve vision in model of inherited retinal degeneration
A pain medicine that potently activates a receptor vital to a healthy retina appears to help preserve vision in a model of severe retinal degeneration, scientists report.
The multiple sclerosis drug interferon-β as treatment for age-related macular degeneration?
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among the elderly.
New gene therapy strategies emerging to combat vision loss
Diseases of the eye that cause vision loss and blindness, especially neurodegenerative disorders affecting the retina, are ideal targets for gene therapy, including gene replacement and promising…
Nearly 10 million adults found to be severely nearsighted in the United States
Largest U.S. study of its kind using American Academy of Ophthalmology’s national ophthalmic database also finds women at higher risk of potentially blinding complication.
Research shows new mechanism that can cause eye inflammation
Research presented at the ASM Microbe research meeting demonstrates a new way bacteria can cause dramatic morphological changes in human cells.
Could restoring electrical signals help heal diabetic wounds?
Mouse study finds cornea wounds in diabetes have abnormal electric signals and suggests they could be a target in managing slow and non-healing wounds.
Researchers discover heart drug could reduce diabetes related blindness
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast and University College London have discovered that a drug, originally developed to treat cardiovascular disease, has the potential to reduce diabetes…
High-priced drugs used to treat diabetic macular edema not cost-effective
The anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs ranibizumab and aflibercept, used to treat vision loss from diabetic macular edema (DME), and approximately 20 to 30 times more expensive than…
Eye study underscores the long-lasting benefits of controlling diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes who intensively controlled their blood sugar level during the landmark Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) Trial Eye Study were found to have cut…
Blurry Vision and Diabetes: What’s the Connection?
Diabetes can cause blurry vision for many reasons. Learn about the short-term and long-term complications that can affect vision in people with diabetes.
Disease that causes blindness in children tied to new gene
Northwestern Medicine and University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) scientists have identified a gene that causes severe glaucoma in children.
Cancer drugs could target autoimmune diseases
Drugs currently being trialled in cancer patients have been used to successfully target an autoimmune condition in mice at UCL and King’s College London.
Coin-sized scanner to target blindness
Hand-held, wireless retinal scanner harnesses new photonics technology to enable early diagnosis of glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.
Watch your step – blur affects stepping accuracy in older adults
Visual blurring – like that produced by bifocals or multifocal lenses – may cause errors in foot position when walking.
Coffee might prevent exercise-induced eye fatigue
Researchers found that 3 hours of cycling slowed rapid eye movement, but drinking the equivalent of two cups of coffee counteracted this effect.