Researchers at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital and the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology…
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Patients with AIDS at increased risk of developing age-related macular degeneration
New study results add to growing body of research that HIV-infected patients may experience age-related diseases earlier in lifePatients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have a…
Gene therapy efficacy for LCA: Improvement is followed by decline in vision
Gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), an inherited disorder that causes loss of night- and day-vision starting in childhood, improved patients’ eyesight within weeks of treatment in a…
Cataract “blitzes” don’t fix long-term problems
Surgical “blitzes” for cataracts solve short-term backlogs but do nothing to fix systemic problems in Indigenous eye care, according to ophthalmologists writing in the Medical Journal of Australia.
First embryonic stem cell therapy safety trial in Asian patients
A clinical trial in the Republic of Korea for patients with degenerative eye diseases is the first to test the safety of an embryonic stem cell therapy for people of Asian descent.
The dangers of working in an office
We take a look at the aspects of working in a traditional office environment that could be harmful to your health and what can be done to reduce these risks.
Children’s eye injuries from nonpowder guns on the rise
Lack of regulations, advertising directed at teens, and failure to wear eye protection all contributing factors, reports new study in the Journal of AAPOSOver 3000 children were treated in U.S.
Researchers develop new computer-based vision screening test for young children
Easy-to-use and accurate test can be used in schools or pediatricians’ offices, reports new study in the Journal of AAPOSMany eye disorders in young children are asymptomatic and may remain…
TSRI study: Nerve cells and blood vessels in eye ‘talk’ to prevent disease
A new study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows that nerve cells and blood vessels in the eye constantly “talk” to each other to maintain healthy blood flow and prevent…
How’s your ‘twilight vision’? Study suggests new standardized test
A simple method of testing “twilight vision” gives reliable results in identifying people who have decreased visual acuity under low light conditions, according to a study in the May issue of…
Rise in spring allergens linked to increased dry eye cases
New ophthalmology research from the University of Miami shows that dry eye – the little understood culprit behind red, watery, gritty feeling eyes – strikes most often in spring, just as airborne…
Rare mutation causes vitamin A deficiency and eye deformities
Altered protein highlights unique form of genetic inheritanceResearchers at the University of Michigan and UC Davis have solved a genetic mystery that has afflicted three unrelated families, and…
Caring for blindness: A new protein in sight?
Vasoproliferative ocular diseases are responsible for sight loss in millions of people in industrialised countries.
Study shows new technology may improve management of leading causes of blindness
New non-invasive OCT technology invented by OHSU allows ophthalmologists to detect blood vessel abnormalities in the eyeResearch published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
Virtual reality may be effective tool for evaluating balance control in glaucoma patients
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death and morbidity in older adults, especially those with a chronic eye disease such as glaucoma.
Ophthalmologists uncover autoimmune process that causes rejection of secondary corneal transplants
UT Southwestern Medical Center ophthalmologists have identified an important cause of why secondary corneal transplants are rejected at triple the rate of first-time corneal transplants.
Scientists develop new technique that reduces halo effect caused by lenses
In a recent study published in Optics Communications, scientists from Bar-Ilan University in Israel have presented a new technique that significantly reduces the halo effect that is generated when…
Epilepsy drug could protect eyesight of MS patients
An anticonvulsant drug used to prevent seizures could protect people with MS from some of the damage caused by acute optic neuritis.
Man with restored sight provides new insight into how vision develops
California man Mike May made international headlines in 2000 when his sight was restored by a pioneering stem cell procedure after 40 years of blindness.
Exfoliation syndrome (XFS): Discovered gene allows a peek into the future on eye disease
An international research collaboration led by Singaporean researchers have led to the discovery of a mutated gene that renders people highly susceptible to a severe eye disorder called Exfoliation…