Ophthalmology

Low cost, next-generation devices to be piloted Computer gaming technology is being used to develop and pilot two low cost, next-generation screening tools for 'lazy eye' in children. NHS Forth Valley Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dr Iain…

Credit: Molecular Therapy - Methods and Clinical Development A joint research carried out by MIPT scientists and Harvard researchers have presented retinal cells that can integrate into the retina. This is the first successful attempt…

Penn Medicine researchers delivered working copies of the gene GUCY2D to the eyes of patients with severe vision impairments PHILADELPHIA - A new gene therapy for one of the most common forms of congenital blindness was safe and improved…

Findings suggest combination gene therapies that target multiple causes of eye cell death in mice could be an effective approach for treating people with retinitis pigmentosa and similar conditions A gene therapy protects eye cells in mice…

Researchers at Keck School of Medicine of USC develop signals that could bring color vision and improved clarity to prosthesis for the blindCredit: Gianluca Lazzi There are millions of people who face the loss of their eyesight from…

What The Study Did: This case series examines whether maternal SARS-CoV-2 is associated with outcomes in the eyes of their newborns. Authors: Olívia Pereira Kiappe, M.D., M.Sc., of Universidade Federal de São Paulo in Brazil, is the…

Penn Medicine researchers have found that a mutation-specific RNA therapy improved vision with lasting effects PHILADELPHIA - A Penn Medicine patient with a genetic form of childhood blindness gained vision, which lasted more than a year,…

2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research finds the COVID-19 'Safer at Home' order resulted in a significant decline in radiology ordering utilization, outpatient consultations, and emergency department visitsCredit: American Roentgen Ray…

3D lab model using patient-derived tissues could lead to individual treatments or cureCredit: (University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw) Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which leads to a loss of central vision, is…

Newly-published "contact lens technologies of the future" paper reviews innovative uses for disease detection and therapy, drug delivery, vision enhancement and mor Credit: Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) …

NEW YORK, NY--Treatments for a rare retinal disease may be on the horizon after a new study has identified gene variants that cause a metabolic deficiency in the eye. The disease, macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel), has been a…

Gene mutations explain why patients with MacTel are unable to produce enough of an amino acid needed for eye healthCredit: Kevin Eade, Scott Henderson and Kimberly Vanderpool LA JOLLA, CA--An analysis of thousands of genomes from…

Credit: NTU Singapore An international team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed an artificial intelligence…

Credit: The NYSCF Research Institute The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) today announced that they are developing a stem cell therapy to treat patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD). They will first target…

Resource provides access to clinical trial data from key eye disease study The National Eye Institute (NEI) Data Commons now enables researchers to access data from patients with macular degeneration who participated in the Age-related Eye…

The decline in the prevalence of impairment was greatest for women, those aged 85 and older, Black Americans and Hispanic Americans TORONTO, ON - American adults 65 years old and older have better vision than that age group did nearly a…

Scleritis is a vision-threatening inflammatory condition of the white portion of the eye, or the sclera, that is thought to be the result of an over-reaction of the body's immune system. A new study published in Arthritis &…

Federally funded study says drug delivery for certain common eye diseases could be improvedCredit: University of Cincinnati Getting poked in the eye with a sharp object is a cringeworthy thought. However, many patients with posterior…

Patients suffering from dry eye disease symptoms have a lower quality of life compared to those without symptoms, a new study reports. The findings showed that patients with the condition reported negative effects on visual function,…

The genetics of human eye colour is much more complex than previously thought, according to a new study published today. An international team of researchers led by King's College London and Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam…