After more than three decades of research, University of Pennsylvania veterinarians and vision-research scientists, with associates at Cornell University, have identified a gene responsible for a blindness-inducing disease that afflicts dogs. In the pr…
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First European Human Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Gets Go Ahead
The European authorities have given the go ahead for trials to treat patients with Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy (SMD) using retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). If successful, the trial may pave the way…
Innovative Solutions For Restoring Vision
Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft), Germany’s leading basic research organization, has announced that it has signed with Fovea Pharmaceuticals, the Ophthalmology Division of Sanofi, a research collaboration and license agreement to identify a…
Advanced Bionics Announces FDA Approval For U.S. Market Re-Entry Of The HiRes 90K Cochlear Implant
Advanced Bionics (AB), the only U.S.-based manufacturer of cochlear implants and a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Sonova, announced today the approval of the FDA for immediate market re-entry of the HiRes 90K cochlear implant in the United States…
Common Treatments Can Lead To Antibiotic Resistance
Overexposure to antibiotics has long been a concern in the medical community most specifically the development of antibiotic resistant infections as a result of repeated use…
Visual Cortex Brain Cell Maturity Depends On Experience With Light
An investigation team in MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and the Department of Brian and Cognitive Sciences, have identified tiny molecular signals that administer how the connections between brain cells mature when they eyes first see …
Genetic Link To Blindness Probed By Researchers
University of Leeds researchers have used next-generation DNA sequencing techniques to discover what causes a rare form of inherited eye disorders, including cataracts and glaucoma, in young children…
Inherited Blindness – Researchers Reveal New Techniques For Finding The Causes
According to a study published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers from the University of Leeds in collaboration with scientists at the Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, utilized next-generation DNA sequ…
Sight Fails When Defective Eye Cells Cripple Renewal
In a rare eye disease, the retina degenerates because light-receiving cells fail to regenerate, research led by a student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine shows. The researchers include Dr. Samuel G. Jacobson’s group at the Univer…
Ben-Gurion U. Researchers Identify Gene That Leads To Myopia (nearsightedness)
A Ben-Gurion University of the Negev research group led by Prof. Ohad Birk has identified a gene whose defect specifically causes myopia or nearsightedness. In an article appearing online in the American Journal of Human Genetics today, Birk and his t…
Scientists Unravel The Cause Of Rare Genetic Disease: Goldman-Favre Syndrome Explained
A new research report published in The FASEB Journal (https://www.fasebj.org) will help ophthalmologists and scientists better understand a rare genetic disease that causes increased susceptibility to blue light, night blindness, and decreased vision …
What Is Sjogren’s Syndrome? What Causes Sjogren’s Syndrome?
Sjogren’s syndrome (Sjögrens Syndrome) is a chronic disorder of the immune system – a long-term autoimmune disease – in which the patient’s white blood cells attack the saliva and tear glands, leading to dry mouth and eyes because the body’s tear an…
Opticians Could Enable Early Identification Of Diabetes With A Simple Blood Test
A simple finger prick test during routine eye examinations at high street opticians could help to identify millions of people with previously undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes, according to new research…
Eye Infections Linked To Repackaged Avastin Eye Injections
A cluster of serious Streptococcus endophthalmitis eye infections have been reported in Miami, Florida after patients received repackaged Avastatin (bevacizumab) intravitreal injections (eye injections), the FDA announced. The Food and Drug Administrat…
Eye Disease Linked To Common Soil Fungus Found In The U.S.
Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection that enters the body through the lungs, and individuals living in Ohio River Valley have probably heard about it. Usually connected with pulmonary disease, if left untreated histoplasmosis can also lead to loss of v…
Correcting Peripheral Vision May Help Slow Progression Of Myopia
New scientific evidence on how feedback from the eye affects visual development may lead to more effective approaches to treating myopia (nearsightedness) in children, reports a paper in the September issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official jou…
Genetic Link To Mesothelioma Discovered
Scientists have found that individuals who carry a mutation in a gene called BAP1 are susceptible to developing two forms of cancer mesothelioma, and melanoma of the eye. Additionally, when these individuals are exposed to asbestos or similar mineral …
Kellogg Researcher Helping Eye Care Providers Better Assess Driving In Older Adults
Drivers over age 65 are the fastest-growing segment of the driving population, and their eye care providers ophthalmologists and optometrists are playing an increasingly important role in assessing their ability to drive safely. Kellogg researcher Davi…
Regeneron Announces Clinical Presentations At ASRS 2011 Annual Meeting
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN) announced that clinical data from four separate clinical studies of EYLEA™ (aflibercept injection) will be presented at the upcoming American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) meeting on Sunday, Augus…
Study Focuses On Relationship Between Glaucoma And Diabetes, Hypertension
Many Americans suffer from diabetes and hypertension and, according to a study by researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, these individuals may have an increased risk of developing open-angle glaucoma (OAG). Joshua D. Stein, M.D.,…