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11/04/2023

Knockout of AMD-associated gene POLDIP2 reduces mitochondrial superoxide in retinal cells

A new research paper titled "Knockout of AMD-associated gene POLDIP2 reduces mitochondrial superoxide in human retinal pigment epithelial cells" has been published in Aging.

07/02/2023

NIR cameras: A perfect solution for retinal imaging

NIR cameras, also known as near infra-red cameras, can be utilized in ophthalmology (especially inretinal imaging).

07/02/2023

Study reveals why hypoglycemic episodes worsen diabetic retinopathy https://tinyurl.com/2yr7tf29

People with diabetes who experience periods of low blood sugar — a common occurrence in those new to blood sugar management — are more likely to have worsening diabetic eye disease.

05/02/2023

Contact lenses to treat dry eye syndrome. The lens alleviates this condition by facilitating tear flow in response to normal eye blinking. https://lnkd.in/eXrMikYf

A collaborative team from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has developed a contact lens prototype that is specifically designed to prevent contact lens-induced dry eye (CLIDE). The lens alleviates this condition by facilitating tear flow in response to normal eye blinking. Thi...

03/02/2023

A smart contact lens that diagnoses and treats glaucoma. A research team at POSTECH has developed a smart contact lens by combining an IOP sensor and a flexible drug delivery system to manage IOP measurement and medication administration. Read the full article here.. https://tinyurl.com/4t6n3f66

Glaucoma is a common ocular disease in which the optic nerve malfunctions due to the increased intraocular pressure (IOP) caused by drainage canal blocking in the eye. This condition narrows the peripheral vision and can lead to vision loss in severe cases. Glaucoma patients have to manage IOP level...

03/02/2023

The true relationship between screens, books and nearsightedness. At one time or another, we have surely heard or read that the excessive use of screens is causing an increase in cases of nearsightedness...https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-true-relationship-screens-nearsightedness.html

05/12/2022

Commonly used macular degeneration drug outperforms another at weaning patients off treatment at one year

A pilot, "look-back" study of information about 106 patients with "wet" age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treated at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine has revealed that nearly half of patients treated with aflibercept could safely stop eye injection therapy after one year witho...

04/12/2022

New genetic mutation behind childhood glaucoma identified. An international team of scientists led has discovered a new genetic mutation that may be a root cause of severe cases of childhood glaucoma, a devastating condition that runs in families and can rob children of their vision by 3 years of age. http://ow.ly/qYTP50LUzAq

04/12/2022

New potential mechanism for vision loss discovered

Visual cells in the human retina may not simply die in some diseases, but are mechanically transported out of the retina beforehand. Scientists from the Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE) and the Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) at TU Dresden have now discov...

13/10/2022

Today is world sight day 2022. The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IABP) has decided to continue using the slogan " " for World Sight Day 2022. The 'Love Your Eyes' campaign urges people to put their personal eye health first while fighting for globally accessible, reasonably priced, and readily available eye care.

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13/10/2022

3D map reveals DNA organization within human retina cells

National Eye Institute researchers mapped the organization of human retinal cell chromatin, the fibers that package 3 billion nucleotide-long DNA molecules into compact structures that fit into chromosomes within each cell's nucleus. The resulting comprehensive gene regulatory network provides insig...

13/10/2022

Gene therapy rapidly improves night vision in adults with congenital blindness

Adults with a genetic form of childhood-onset blindness experienced striking recoveries of night vision within days of receiving an experimental gene therapy, according to researchers at the Scheie Eye Institute in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.