Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have shown for the first time that when one optic nerve in the eye is damaged, as in glaucoma, the opposite optic nerve comes to the rescue by sharing its metabolic energy.
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Age-related hearing loss mainly caused by damage to hair cells, study shows
In a new study of human ear tissues, hearing scientists have demonstrated that age-related hearing loss, also called presbycusis, is mainly caused by damage to hair cells, the sensory cells in the inner ear that transform sound-induced vibrations into …
A new strategy to combat treatment resistance in choroidal neovascularization
An international team of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Methodist has discovered a strategy that can potentially address a major challenge to the current treatment for choroidal neovascularization (CNV), an aggressive form of…
Spectral notch filters in glasses enhance color vision for those with red-green CVD
A new UC Davis Eye Center study, conducted in collaboration with France’s INSERM Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, found that special patented glasses engineered with technically advanced spectral notch filters enhance color vision for those with…
7-day levofloxacin/dexamethasone eye drops as effective as standard treatment after cataract surgery
Santen EMEA and NTC are delighted to announce that the results of their phase III clinical study, LEADER7, have been published in Eye.
OU researcher receives $1.3 million grant to study stress-induced irritable bowel syndrome
Anyone who suffers from irritable bowel syndrome can testify to its signature trait: It gets worse during times of stress.
Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver gene therapy for blinding eye disease
In experiments in rats and mice, two Johns Hopkins scientists -; an engineer and an ophthalmologist -; report the successful use of nanoparticles to deliver gene therapy for blinding eye disease.
Researchers discover novel class of safer analgesics
Researchers at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence and colleagues have discovered a new class of pipeline drugs to relieve pain and reduce fever without the danger of addiction or damage to the liver or kidneys.
Artificial intelligence can detect serious eye disease in diabetic patients
Results from the largest study of artificial intelligence use in the English Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP), have shown that the technology can accurately detect serious eye disease among those with diabetes (retinopathy) and could halve the h…
Exercise can slow or prevent macular degeneration
Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other common causes of vision loss, such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, new research suggests.
Researchers develop artificial liquid retinal prosthesis to counteract the effects of eye disorders
Researchers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) has led to the revolutionary development of an artificial liquid retinal prosthesis to counteract the effects of diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related …
Researchers develop a promising treatment to prevent blindness
The team was co-led by May Griffith, a researcher at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre, which is affiliated with Université de Montréal and is part of the CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal.
Study: Staring at deep red light can significantly improve declining eyesight
Staring at a deep red light for three minutes a day can significantly improve declining eyesight, finds a new UCL-led study, the first of its kind in humans.
Psychological factors matter more than physical performance for marine training
The United States military has a constant need for service members who can serve in elite and specialized military units, such as the Marine Corps. However, because the training courses for these forces is so rigorous, the dropout rate is high.
Hungarian physician to receive the Körber Prize for European Science 2020
The Körber Prize for European Science 2020, which is endowed with one million euros, is being awarded to the Hungarian physician Botond Roska.
Fractured skulls, lost eyes: Police often break own rules using ‘rubber bullets’
Megan Matthews thought she was dying. “I thought my head was blown off,” said Matthews, 22, who was hit in the eye with a sponge-tipped projectile fired by law enforcement at a May 29 protest in Denver. “Everything was dark. I couldn’t see.”
Injured and uninsured, protesters get medical aid from LA doctor
It wasn’t Deon Jones’ fractured cheekbone or even his concussion that most worried Dr. Amir Moarefi. He was most concerned that Jones could go blind.
Conjunctivitis and keratoconjunctivitis can be possible primary symptoms of COVID-19
A case of pink eye is now reason to be tested for COVID-19, according to University of Alberta researchers.
Study reveals new insight into Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy
The molecular changes that lead to Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) occur decades before the disease causes blurry vision and other noticeable symptoms in patients, new research by UT Southwestern scientists shows.
Multidisciplinary pediatric aerodigestive centers provide better outcomes with reduced costs
Children who choke when they drink or eat may have what’s known as dysphagia, or a swallowing disorder — one of the most common medical complaints seen in young children.