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Mar. 6, 2021 — A meta-analysis finds that vision impairment and blindness are tied to an increased risk of mortality, prompting the need to address global eye health ...
Aug. 29, 2022 — The earlier individuals develop Type 2 diabetes or hypertension in life, the earlier they are likely to develop primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the leading cause of irreversible blindness ...
Aug. 4, 2022 — A new study in mice has revealed never-before-seen details about how the complicated visual network forms in them. This research could inform future research into the treatment of congenital ...
Dec. 5, 2023 — As humans age, our eyes adjust based on how we use them, growing or shortening to focus where needed, and we now know that blurred input to the eye while the eye is growing causes myopia. It is so ...
Apr. 13, 2023 — Research reveals a promising stem cell approach to correct photoreceptor cell degeneration, which underlies several forms of visual decline and ...
Nov. 9, 2021 — Using data generated from patients and mice with genetic mutation for the disorder Usher syndrome, researchers documented the natural history of vision impairment in patients and identified the cell ...
Feb. 17, 2022 — Developing therapies for genetic forms of blindness is extremely challenging, in part because they vary so widely, but scientists have now highlighted a target with great promise for treating a range ...
Feb. 25, 2021 — Eye conditions that do not cause vision impairment but have economic and social consequences represent a serious and growing challenge for public health services ...
Jan. 6, 2022 — Researchers have used MRI imaging to map visual brain activity in stroke survivors with sight loss that gives new hope for rehabilitation and ...
May 19, 2021 — Eye experts have made a breakthrough that could potentially change the way cataracts are treated - with potential for drug therapy to replace ...
