A University of Leeds researcher is developing a new eye lens, made from the same material found in smartphone and TV screens, which could restore long-sightedness in older people.
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Is the first commercial gene therapy product within sight?
Highly anticipated phase III clinical trial results of Spark Therapeutics’s gene therapy to treat visual impairment are due by year-end and could have profound implications for the broader gene…
Test may help identify patients appropriate for home monitoring device for progression of AMD
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Penn study stops vision loss in late-stage canine X-linked retinitis pigmentosa
Three years ago, a team from the University of Pennsylvania announced that they had cured X-linked retinitis pigmentosa, a blinding retinal disease, in dogs.
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Up to 1 billion people could be at risk of blindness by the middle of the century if an emerging short-sightedness (myopia) epidemic is ignored say researchers at the Brien Holden Vision Institute.
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MS experts link neuroophthalmic syndromes with visual neuropsychological task performance
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Birth weight and poor childhood growth linked to hearing and vision problems in middle age
A study of up to 433,390 UK adults, led by The University of Manchester, has linked being under and overweight at birth with poorer hearing, vision and cognition in middle age.
Ethnic, racial & socioeconomic disparities in retinoblastoma in children
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Scientists test new gene therapy for vision loss from a mitochondrial disease
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First-aid for defective mucus
Researchers discover mechanism for fixing defective mucinsIn our mouths, stomachs and eyes, mucus forms a protective layer that prevents friction and keeps foreign bodies out.
Cure for rare form of color blindness steps closer with novel gene insight
By analyzing the genes of dogs, researchers have uncovered new insight into the mechanisms underlying a rare form of color blindness called achromatopsia.
Big eyes!
“Why, Grandma, what big eyes you have!” Though similar in appearance, the hidden cause of those big eyes Little Red Riding Hood notices in Grimms’ fairy tale has nothing to do with the hidden cause…
Penn Vet-Temple team characterizes genetic mutations linked to a form of blindness
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Leading ophthalmologists present real world clinical outcomes on Oraya Therapy for wet AMD
Oraya Therapeutics Inc. has announced that leading ophthalmologists from three European countries presented patient results following one year after a single treatment with Oraya Therapy for wet…
Human visual cortex holds neurons that selectively respond to intermediate colors
Researchers from Tohoku University’s Research Institute of Electrical Communication and RIKEN BSI have found the presence of neurons in the human brain which can each selectively respond to an…
How the retina marches to the beat of its own drum
One of many light-sensitive pigments was found to set the retina’s own biological tempo while others set the body’s master clock.