Exosome formulation developed to deliver antibodies for choroidal neovascularization therapy
Credit: TIAN Ying and ZHANG Fan Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, ...
Tag: Ophthalmology
Eyes wide shut: How newborn mammals dream the world they’re entering
As a newborn mammal opens its eyes for the first time, it can already make visual sense of the world ...
This is how the visual system shows us a more persistent world
An international collaboration elucidates the mechanisms that facilitate accurate identification of moving images. The findings have been published in Nature ...
Melanoma of the eye: Preclinical tests show path toward treatment
A small molecule inhibitor has been identified that reduces the growth of uveal melanoma, a rare and deadly cancer of ...
‘The focea’: A region of improved vision in mice.
Credit: Matthew Self - Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience Mice are an important animal model of human vision due to the ...
Mark F. Bear earns RPB amblyopia research award
Credit: MIT Picower Institute Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has granted Picower Professor Mark F. Bear a $100,000 RPB Walt ...
Major risk of eye injuries from padel, research ophthalmologists say
Credit: Thomas Bergh, Eye Clinic Mölndal/Sahlgrenska University Hospital Several eye clinics around Sweden are seeing a rise in eye damage ...
2.5 grammes of pure cocoa found to improve visual acuity in daylight
Credit: Brands & People. Eating 2.5 grams of pure natural cocoa powder serves to improve visual acuity in healthy young ...
Recycling of the eye’s light sensors is faulty in progressive blindness of older adults
Components behind age-related macular degeneration also important in other diseases, suggesting similarly designed therapies as potential treatments for a range ...
Do hormonal contraceptives impact glaucoma risk?
Women who currently use hormonal contraceptives face more than a 2-fold higher risk of developing glaucoma, according to an analysis ...
Implantable brain device relieves pain in early study
A computerized brain implant effectively relieves short-term and chronic pain in rodents, a new study finds. The experiments, conducted by ...
Scientists unravel the function of a sight-saving growth factor
NIH study breaks down pigment epithelium-derived factor to understand how it protects and stimulates retinal neuronsCredit: Patricia Becerra, NEI Researchers ...
The vision: Tailored optical stimulation for the blind
Stimulation of the nervous system with neurotechnology has opened up new avenues for treating human disorders, such as prosthetic arms ...
Regenerating damaged eyes with mussel protein and amniotic membrane
Credit: POSTECH The eye is the first sensory organ that recognizes the presence or shape of an object. The conjunctiva ...
As novel sights become familiar, different brain rhythms, neurons take over
Credit: Daniel Montgomery/MIT Picower Institute To focus on what's new, we disregard what's not. A new study by researchers at ...
AI could soon tell you, how often to see the eye doctor
Credit: M. Gallardo Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision loss in people over 50. Up ...
Men with sensory loss are more likely to be obese
New research finds 'significant' differences between genders in role of exercise Men who suffer sensory loss, particularly hearing loss, are ...
CooperVision presents expansive ocular research during 2021 BCLA Virtual Conference
Company's commitment to evidence-based eye health development demonstrated by more than 20 papers and postersCredit: CooperVision SAN RAMON, Calif., June ...
International coalition classifies 25 subtypes of uveitis, an inflammatory eye disease
NIH-funded classification criteria will facilitate clinical research for new therapiesCredit: National Eye Institute (NEI) An international coalition of eye researchers ...
High caffeine consumption may be associated with increased risk of blinding eye disease
Consuming large amounts of daily caffeine may increase the risk of glaucoma more than three-fold for those with a genetic ...
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