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Researchers have identified cell-specific proteins in eye fluid and used AI to determine which proteins accelerated aging in particular diseases. Understanding the cellular origin of these disease-driving proteins may lead to precision treatments and m… Continue reading Technique that determines ‘eye age’ could lead to precision treatments
If you don’t like getting needles in the arm, imagine getting them in your eyes. That’s what people with wet age-related macular degeneration have to do, but thanks to new research, those injections may soon be replaced by painless eyedrops.Continue Re… Continue reading Blindness-preventing eyedrops could replace ocular injections
A new study has found a link between cigarette and e-cigarette use by adolescents and young adults and the frequency and severity of eye problems they reported. The researchers say healthcare clinicians should use their findings to educate smokers and … Continue reading Smoking, vaping linked to eye problems in young people
For the first time, scientists have identified a marker in the retina that may lead to the development of Parkinson’s disease, and it may be detected years prior to diagnosis.
Tags: University College London, Eye, Retina, Parkinson’s Disease, Parkinson, Alzheimer’s Disease, Strokes, Heart Disease, Schizophrenia, 3D Scanning, Optogenetics
Continue reading Eye scan may detect Parkinson’s up to 7 years before it’s diagnosed
In a phase 1 clinical trial, scientists have demonstrated that corneal transplants, grown from a patient’s own stem cells, can successfully restore some vision after an eye injury.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Eye, Eye surgery, Transp… Continue reading Stem cells restore vision to patients with eye injuries in clinical trial
In a study of studies, researchers concluded that eyeglasses that block blue light might not deliver on claims made by advertisers or optometrist offices. They caution consumers to think twice about shelling out the extra cash for the specs.Continue Re… Continue reading Blue-blocking glasses might not do much of anything, says new review
Researchers have used 3D nanotechnology to successfully grow human retinal cells, opening the door to a new way of treating age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in the developed world.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, Science… Continue reading Nanotech used to grow eye cells as a potential treatment for blindness
Caused by bacterial infections or diseases such as keratoconus, thinning of the cornea can lead to blindness if not addressed. An experimental new injectable material could help keep that from happening, by thickening compromised corneas when triggered… Continue reading Light-activated cornea-thickening biomaterial could save patients’ sight
All I wanted to do was get rid of my glasses, but when my local laser eye surgery clinic recommended some odd-sounding advanced Presbyond treatment developed by Zeiss, I said sure, if that’s what the cool kids are getting. Here’s what’s happened.Contin… Continue reading Review: Presbyond surgery gave my eyes two different focal points
Most of the impacts of a warming planet are fairly obvious. But here’s a strange one: researchers have found that older adults living in climates with higher average temperatures suffer a significantly increased rate of serious vision impairments.Conti… Continue reading Puzzling link between hotter weather and vision impairment found