Eye Care News

May 18, 2024

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High-Frequency Electrical 'Noise' May Result in Congenital Night Blindness

May 16, 2024 — In what they believe is a solution to a 30-year biological mystery, neuroscientists say they have used genetically engineered mice to address how one mutation in the gene for the light-sensing protein rhodopsin results in congenital stationary night ...

Imaging Fibrous Structure Abnormalities of the White of the Eye in Myopathic Patients

May 16, 2024 — Abnormalities in the shape of the sclera, the white of the eye, can cause various complications and lead to blindness. However, techniques to observe the sclera in detail, such as its fibrous ...

Study Links Sleep Apnea Severity During REM Stage to Verbal Memory Decline

May 14, 2024 — A research team has revealed the link between the frequency of sleep apnea events during the rapid-eye-movement stage and the severity of verbal memory impairment in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Verbal memory refers to the cognitive ...

First Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Transmitted from Cow to Human Confirmed

May 13, 2024 — in March a farm worker who reported no contact with sick or dead birds, but who was in contact with dairy cattle, began showing symptoms in the eye and samples were collected by the regional health ...

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Virus That Causes COVID-19 Can Penetrate Blood-Retinal Barrier and Could Damage Vision

May 14, 2024 — Researchers have discovered the virus that causes COVID-19 can breach the protective blood-retinal-barrier with potential long-term consequences in ...

Eye Care: Taking Electroretinography to the Next Level With a Soft Multi-Electrode System

May 13, 2024 — Electroretinography (ERG), which involves measuring electric potential in the retina, is a powerful tool for diagnosing and studying ocular diseases. ...

'Smart' Contact Lenses Could Someday Enable Wireless Glaucoma Detection

May 9, 2024 — Most people with early-stage glaucoma don't know they have it, even though early treatment is key to reducing vision loss. While detecting a subtle increase in eye pressure helps doctors to diagnose ...

Breakthrough Paves the Way for Next Generation of Vision Implants

May 7, 2024 — A group of researchers have created an exceptionally small implant, with electrodes the size of a single neuron that can also remain intact in the body over time -- a unique combination that holds ...

Participants of Pioneering CRISPR Gene Editing Trial See Vision Improve

May 6, 2024 — About 79% of clinical trial participants experienced measurable improvement after receiving experimental, CRISPR-based gene editing that is designed to fix a rare form of blindness, according to a ...

Simplified Diagnosis of Rare Eye Diseases

Apr. 25, 2024 — Uveitis is a rare inflammatory eye disease. Posterior and panuveitis in particular are associated with a poor prognosis and a protracted course of the disease. Diagnosis and monitoring can be ...

Artificial Intelligence Beats Doctors in Accurately Assessing Eye Problems

Apr. 17, 2024 — A study has found that the AI model GPT-4 significantly exceeds the ability of non-specialist doctors to assess eye problems and provide ...

Blood Protein Could Help Detect Delayed Concussion Recovery in Children

Apr. 9, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a blood protein that could help detect which children will experience ongoing concussion symptoms more than two weeks after an ...

AI Makes Retinal Imaging 100 Times Faster, Compared to Manual Method

Apr. 10, 2024 — Researchers applied artificial intelligence (AI) to a technique that produces high-resolution images of cells in the eye. They report that with AI, imaging is 100 times faster and improves image ...

Potential Treatment Targets for Zika Virus-Related Eye Abnormalities

Mar. 28, 2024 — A groundbreaking study presents crucial insights into the ocular effects of Zika virus infection during pregnancy and offers promising avenues for therapeutic ...

Scientists Identify New Treatment Target for Leading Cause of Blindness

May 2, 2024 — Scientists report that a gene previously implicated in the development of atherosclerotic lesions in coronary arteries could be key to understanding why many people don't benefit from the most ...

Treatment for Blindness-Causing Retinal Detachment Using Viscous Seaweed

Mar. 25, 2024 — Scientists have created a biocompatible artificial vitreous body derived from algae-derived ...

Inflammation-Reducing Drug Shows No Benefit for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Mar. 25, 2024 — The drug minocycline, an antibiotic that also decreases inflammation, failed to slow vision loss or expansion of geographic atrophy in people with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), ...

Healing Eyes With Contact Lenses

Mar. 21, 2024 — A cross-disciplinary team has developed a new contact lens material that could act as a bandage for corneal wounds while releasing drugs in a controlled manner to help the eye heal ...

Children With 'Lazy Eye' Are at Increased Risk of Serious Disease in Adulthood

Mar. 7, 2024 — Adults who had amblyopia ('lazy eye') in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adulthood, as well as an increased risk of heart attack, ...

Foot-Eye Coordination: How Our Vision Changes in Rhythm With Our Walking

Mar. 7, 2024 — Scientists have found our visual perception dips as our feet hit the ground. Further understanding this could help develop early diagnostics for neuromuscular or psychiatric illness; understand ...

Gene Discovered That Can Protect Against Severe Muscle Disease

Mar. 6, 2024 — A specific gene may play a key role in new treatments that prevent muscle in the body from breaking down in serious muscle diseases, muscular ...

Researchers Closing in on Genetic Treatments for Hereditary Lung Disease, Vision Loss

Mar. 5, 2024 — Researchers who work with tiny drug carriers known as lipid nanoparticles have developed a new type of material capable of reaching the lungs and the eyes, an important step toward genetic therapy ...

In Fight Against Brain Pathogens, the Eyes Have It

Feb. 28, 2024 — The eyes have been called the window to the brain. It turns out they also serve as an immunological barrier that protects the organ from pathogens and even tumors, researchers have found. In a new ...

Could We Assess Autism in Children With a Simple Eye Reflex Test?

Feb. 28, 2024 — Scientists may have discovered a new way to test for autism by measuring how children's eyes move when they turn their ...

Visual Prosthesis Simulator Offers a Glimpse Into the Future

Feb. 27, 2024 — Researchers have developed a simulator that enables artificial visual observations for research into the visual prosthesis. This open source tool is available to researchers and offers those who are ...

Blindness from Some Inherited Eye Diseases May Be Caused by Gut Bacteria

Feb. 26, 2024 — Sight loss in certain inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria, and is potentially treatable by antimicrobials, finds a new study in ...

Artificial Intelligence Matches or Outperforms Human Specialists in Retina and Glaucoma Management

Feb. 22, 2024 — Research shows this tool can strongly support clinicians for patient ...

Non-Invasive Techniques to Detect Skin Cancer

Feb. 12, 2024 — A study has demonstrated that the appearance of ageing skin looks noticeably different compared to younger skin, when examined under polarized laser light. The scientists believe that their new ...

Spiral-Shaped Lens Provides Clear Vision at a Range of Distances and Lighting Conditions

Feb. 8, 2024 — Researchers have developed a spiral-shaped lens that maintains clear focus at different distances in varying light conditions. The new lens works much like progressive lenses used for vision ...

Organic Compound Found in Trees Could Prevent Contact Lens Eye Infections

Feb. 7, 2024 — Researchers say hydroquinine could be an effective naturally occurring disinfecting solution for contact lenses and help combat keratitis ...

Researchers Use the Eye as a Window to Study Liver Health

Feb. 1, 2024 — Researchers have developed a method to study liver function and disease without requiring invasive procedures. After transplanting liver cells into the eye of mice, the cornea can be used as a window ...

Using fMRI, New Vision Study Finds Promising Model for Restoring Cone Function

Jan. 26, 2024 — Researchers identified a retinal disease to evaluate the success of gene and cell replacement ...

Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Children With Hereditary Deafness

Jan. 24, 2024 — A novel gene therapy for hearing loss was administered to six children in China in a clinical trial. Each child had an inherited deafness caused by mutations in the OTOF gene, called DFNB9. The ...

Retinal Imaging and Genetics Data Used to Predict Future Disease Risk

Jan. 24, 2024 — In a new study, researchers combined OCT retinal imaging, genetics and big data to estimate how likely a person is to develop eye and systemic diseases in the future. They found significant ...