Ophthalmology

Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c03110 Fitness tracker bracelets and watches provide useful information, such as step count and heart rate, but they usually can't provide more…

A person who has a stroke that causes vision loss is often told there is nothing she can do to improve or regain the vision she has lost. New research from the University of Rochester, published in the journal Brain, may offer hope to…

Credit: USC Roski Eye Institute Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, director of the USC Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics and co-director of the USC Roski Eye Institute, was awarded the 2020 Medal for…

Credit: Beauchamp et al./Cell For most adults who lose their vision, blindness results from damage to the eyes or optic nerve while the brain remains intact. For decades, researchers have proposed developing a device that could…

Review from Drs. Mark Bullimore and Kathryn Richdale published in Ophthalmic & Physiological OpticsCredit: (c) Dr. Mark Bullimore SAN RAMON, Calif., May 12, 2020--A new literature analysis published in Ophthalmic &…

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - Infection, inflammation, trauma, disease, contact lenses - all of these and more can lead to corneal scarring, which according to the World Health Organization is a leading cause of blindness…

An international research collaboration led by researchers from the University of Helsinki and Stanford University has identified rare changes in a gene called ANGPTL7 that lower intraocular pressure and significantly reduce the risk of…

Peter Lwigale wins National Institutes of Health backing to study extracellular matrix proteins during corneal development, homeostasis and wound healingCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (May 4, 2020) - A Rice University researcher has…

What The Viewpoint Says: Changes in ophthalmology practices after the COVID-19 pandemic are discussed in this article. Authors: David W. Parke II, M.D., of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in San Francisco, is the author. To…

Credit: UCL/Western Eye Hospital A new test can detect glaucoma progression 18 months earlier than the current gold standard method, according to results from a UCL-sponsored clinical trial. The technology, supported by an…

AI-based technology developed by a startup supported by FAPESP is in use at Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital, in São Paulo, to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmissionCredit: Hoobox People who approach the front desk at Albert…

Credit: Sei Kwang Hahn (POSTECH) Diabetes is called an incurable disease because once it develops, it does not disappear regardless of treatment in modern medicine. Having diabetes means a life-long obligation of insulin shots and…

Results of a study on lixisenatide in the retina and the optic nerve head in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes show promise for treating diabetic retinopathy before its clinical manifestation, report scientists in The American Journal of…

Credit: University of Bristol A new study led by the University of Bristol has shown a common eye condition, glaucoma, could be successfully treated with a single injection using gene therapy, which would improve treatment options,…

What The Study Did: Whether visual impairment is a risk factor for dementia was the focus of this observational study that included 1,000 older women who are participants in the Women's Health Initiative studies. Authors: Suzann…

NIH-funded study offers new path to modeling eye disease, advancing therapiesCredit: Sai Chavala Researchers have discovered a technique for directly reprogramming skin cells into light-sensing rod photoreceptors used for vision. The…

According to a recent analysis of data from two major eye disease studies, adherence to the Mediterranean diet - high in vegetables, whole grains, fish, and olive oil - correlates with higher cognitive function. Dietary factors also seem…

Assistant Professor Michael Murdoch to create computational model of visual appearance in AR A Rochester Institute of Technology faculty member received a prestigious National Science Foundation award to research how the human visual…

New findings published in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye provide evidence-based guidance for practitioners and patients, including 5 important facts for every contact lens wearerCredit: CORE: Centre for Ocular Research & Education …

Pre-school children who are overweight or obese have a higher risk of bone fractures during childhood than normal weight pre-schoolers, according to a study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. The study included…