Smart LED Contact Lenses for Treating and Preventing Eye Disease
Smart LED contact lenses developed for treating diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes is a long-term chronic disease with many complications and requires lifelong care. The longer a…
Smart LED contact lenses developed for treating diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes is a long-term chronic disease with many complications and requires lifelong care. The longer a…
NIH discovery sheds light on tissue targeted by age-related macular degeneration and other diseases Researchers have identified distinct differences among the cells comprising a tissue…
Vision Scientists Revive Light-Sensing Cells in Organ Donor Eyes As part of a series of discoveries that stand to transform brain and vision research, scientists…
Test of drug could prove role of hyperactive retinal cells in blindness, potentially leading to better therapies. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have…
New research could form the basis for developing life-changing therapies that limit the impact of diabetic eye disease – a condition that could potentially affect…
NIH study in ground squirrels suggests dual function for mitochondria in photoreceptor cells. Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have discovered that power-producing organelles…
A simple eye test may make diagnosing the earliest stages of ‘diseases of old age’ possible when people are much younger, University of Otago researchers…
Difference between retina’s biological age and person’s real age linked to heightened death risk. ‘Retinal age gap’ potential use as screening tool, suggest researchers. The…
In an effort to improve retinal implant technology, researchers have developed a new method that uses microsecond pulses, on-chip counter-electrodes, and controlled firing of electrodes…
Neuroscientists have been able to create a prosthetic retina that was able to partially restore sight to blind mice. The device could be eventually adapted…
A new study from a team of scientists hints that people blinded by optic nerve damage from trauma or glaucoma might be able to regain…
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used gene therapy to improve the vision…