Eye Care News

Posted May 23, 2012:

• How Immune Cells Change Wiring of Developing Mouse Brain
• Common Acne Medication Doubles Risk of Eye Infection, Study Suggests

Posted May 21, 2012:

• Students Design a Better Pill Bottle for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Posted May 17, 2012:

• Prosthetic Retina Offers Simple Solution for Restoring Sight

Posted May 16, 2012:

• Protective Molecule, ACE2, Also Proving Its Worth in Diabetic Patients
• Training the Blind to 'See' Using New Device to 'Listen' to Visual Informatoin

Posted May 14, 2012:

• Genetic Test Identifies Eye Cancer Tumors Likely to Spread

Posted May 13, 2012:

• Tiny Solar-Panel-Like Cells Help Restore Sight to the Blind

Posted May 8, 2012:

• Future Treatment for Nearsightedness — Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs?
• 'Blindness’ May Rapidly Enhance Other Senses

Posted May 7, 2012:

• Diabetes Drug Could Treat Leading Cause of Blindness: Metformin Blocks Uveitis in Rats
• New Eye Imaging Techniques Are on the Horizon

Posted May 6, 2012:

• Avastin Has Similar Effect to Lucentis in Treating Most Common Cause of Blindness in the Developed World
• Eye Color May Indicate Risk for Serious Skin Conditions

Posted May 4, 2012:

• Sloppy Shipping of Human Retina Leads Researchers to Discover New Treatment Path for Eye Disease

Posted April 26, 2012:

• Study Links Genes to Common Forms of Glaucoma
• Fetal Membrane Transplantation Helps Prevent Blindness
• Breakthrough in Understanding Macular Degeneration
• Women Have Bigger Pupils Than Men
• Learning Mechanism of the Adult Brain Revealed

Posted April 23, 2012:

• Computing the Best High-Resolution 3-D Tissue Images
• Medical 'Lightsabers': Laser Scalpels Get Ultrafast, Ultra-Accurate, and Ultra-Compact Makeover

Posted April 22, 2012:

• Keeping Older Drivers on the Road

Posted April 20, 2012:

• Single-Neuron Observations Mark Steps in Alzheimer's Disease

Posted April 18, 2012:

• Photoreceptor Transplant Restores Vision in Mice

Posted April 17, 2012:

• Cognitive Abilities of Rett Syndrome Patients Have Been Underestimated for Decades, Researchers Find
• Caffeine Use May Offer Relief for Millions of Dry Eye Sufferers

Posted April 12, 2012:

• Strain of Common Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Linked to Severe Illness in US Newborns

Posted April 10, 2012:

• Can a Standard Vision Test Predict Nighttime Driving Performance?

Posted April 5, 2012:

• Breakthrough in IOP Regulation in Fight Against Glaucoma

Posted April 3, 2012:

• ‘Positive Stress’ Helps Protect Eye from Glaucoma

Posted April 2, 2012:

• Estrogen Is Responsible for Slow Wound Healing in Women, Study Finds

Posted March 29, 2012:

• Culprit Behind Unchecked Angiogenesis Identified

Posted March 27, 2012:

• Rationality of Infants Has Been Overstated, New Study Shows

Posted March 22, 2012:

• Big Contact Lenses Provide Instant Relief for Dry Eyes, Experts Say

Posted March 21, 2012:

• Seeing Movement: Why the World in Our Head Stays Still When We Move Our Eyes

Posted March 19, 2012:

• Targeted X-Ray Treatment of Mice Prevents Glaucoma

Posted March 14, 2012:

• Eye Health Is Related to Brain Health
• REM Sleep Disorder Doubles Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson's, Study Finds

Posted March 13, 2012:

• Scientists Produce Eye Structures from Human Blood-Derived Stem Cells

Posted March 9, 2012:

• In Recognizing Faces, the Whole Is Not Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

Posted March 8, 2012:

• Discovery of Hair-Cell Roots Suggests the Brain Modulates Sound Sensitivity
• Nintendo Wii™ Game Controllers Help Diagnose Eye Disorder
• How a Bacterial Pathogen Breaks Down Barriers to Enter and Infect Cells

Posted March 7, 2012:

• Glaucoma as Neurologic Disorder Rather Than Eye Disease?
• Autism: Don't Look Now -- I'm Trying to Think

Posted March 5, 2012:

• Genetic Link Between Visual Pathways of Hydras and Humans Discovered

Posted March 1, 2012:

• How Does Nearsightedness Develop in Children?

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