Eye Care News

April 12, 2025

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Apr. 8, 2025 — Researchers discovered the blood vessels at the back of the eye -- called retinal microvasculature -- can show early signs someone is at risk of developing ...

Mouse Study Identifies Shared Genes Involved in Hearing and Vision Regeneration

Mar. 31, 2025 — The same genes could hold the key to regenerating cells in the ear and eye, according to a new mouse study. Researchers focused on a group of interacting genes called the Hippo pathway, which serve ...

Retinal Therapy May Restore Lost Vision

Apr. 2, 2025 — Researchers have successfully developed a novel drug to restore vision. The treatment method restores vision through retinal nerve ...

New 3D Technology Paves Way for Next-Generation Eye-Tracking

Apr. 1, 2025 — By integrating powerful 3D imaging technology with advanced computation, researchers can capture gaze direction information from tens of thousands of surface points on the eye instead of about a dozen used by conventional eye-tracking methods. The ...

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New Eye Drops Slow Vision Loss in Animals

Mar. 21, 2025 — Researchers have developed eye drops that extend vision in animal models of a group of inherited diseases that lead to progressive vision loss in humans, known as retinitis ...

Current Antivirals Likely Less Effective Against Severe Infection Caused by Bird Flu Virus in Cows' Milk

Mar. 17, 2025 — Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw milk consumption and ...

Global Warming Can Lead to Inflammation in Human Airways, New Research Shows

Mar. 17, 2025 — In a recent, cross-institutional study partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers report that healthy human airways are at ...

Managing Your Diabetes Can Help Prevent Associated Vision Loss

Mar. 12, 2025 — Although there is no cure, diabetic retinal disease treatment has improved over the past two ...

Intranasal Herpes Infection May Produce Neurobehavioral Symptoms

Mar. 10, 2025 — A study finds that herpes infection through the nose can lead to anxiety, motor impairment and cognitive issues. The research shows that by exploiting a cellular enzyme, the virus can produce ...

Novel Stem Cell Therapy Repairs 'Irreversible' Corneal Damage in Clinical Trial

Mar. 4, 2025 — Results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial of a novel stem cell treatment for cornea injuries found 14 patients treated and tracked for 18 months had a ...

AI Revolutionizes Glaucoma Care: Specialist-Level Screening System

Mar. 3, 2025 — Glaucoma is called the 'silent thief of sight' as many don't notice until significant, irreversible vision loss has already occurred. A revolutionary early screening tool using AI may stop this thief ...

Researchers Identify Potential Link Between Retinal Changes, Alzheimer's Disease

Feb. 26, 2025 — A team of scientists has identified that an eye condition affecting the retina, the light-sensing tissue in the back of the eye, may serve as an ...

AI Tool Mimics Radiologist Gaze to Read Chest X-Rays

Feb. 25, 2025 — Most AI diagnostic tools are black boxes, but the approach allows doctors and patients to understand how the computer reached a ...

Stem Cell Transplant Clears Clinical Safety Hurdle for the Treatment of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Feb. 27, 2025 — Wet AMD in its early stages can be treated with drugs to reduce the formation of new blood vessels, but this treatment is inefficient in cases where ...

Breathing and Vision May Be Linked

Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil, namely our breathing. The study shows that the pupil is smallest during inhalation and largest during ...

Early Study Shows Promise for Retinal-Surgery Robot

Feb. 20, 2025 — A robotic device allows eye surgeons to perform high-precision procedures on the retina, the fragile lining on the back of the eye that is less than a millimeter ...

New Study Uncovers How Genes Influence Retinal Aging and Brain Health

Feb. 18, 2025 — Researchers used mice with nine different genetic backgrounds to identify factors influencing eye aging, paving the way for eye-based diagnostics for neurodegenerative ...

All in the Eyes: High Resolution Retinal Maps Aid Disease Diagnoses

Feb. 4, 2025 — Researchers have conducted one of the largest eye studies in the world to reveal new insights into retinal thickness, highlighting its potential in the early detection of diseases like type 2 ...

Delayed REM Sleep Could Be an Early Sign of Alzheimer's

Jan. 27, 2025 — Scientists have recently shown that both the quality and the amount of sleep we get may influence our risk of developing Alzheimer's ...

Study Shows Effectiveness of Method to Stem Nearsightedness

Jan. 16, 2025 — A new report shows the benefit of wearing contact lenses for slowing myopia has a lasting effect -- good news since 50% of the world (5 billion people) will likely be nearsighted by ...

Continuous Glucose Monitor Data Predicts Type 1 Diabetes Complications

Jan. 15, 2025 — Data from continuous glucose monitors can predict nerve, eye and kidney damage caused by type 1 diabetes researchers have found. That suggests doctors may be able to use data from the devices to help ...

New Potential Treatment for Inherited Blinding Disease Retinitis Pigmentosa

Jan. 14, 2025 — Two new compounds may be able to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that cause blindness. The compounds were identified using a virtual screening ...

Genetic Risks for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Jan. 14, 2025 — Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which affects about 200 million people worldwide and can result in legal blindness, impairs an area of the eye (retina) used for reading, driving and many ...

Automated Method to Detect Common Sleep Disorder Affecting Millions

Jan. 9, 2025 — AI-powered algorithm can analyze video recordings of clinical sleep tests and more accurately diagnose REM sleep behavior ...

Human 'Domainome' Reveals Root Cause of Heritable Disease

Jan. 8, 2025 — Unstable proteins are the main drivers of many different heritable diseases, according to a new study, including genetic disorders responsible for the formation of cataracts, and different types of ...

Newborn Brain Circuit Stabilizes Gaze

Jan. 2, 2025 — An ancient brain circuit, which enables the eyes to reflexively rotate up as the body tilts down, tunes itself early in life as an animal develops, a new study ...

Paranoia May Be, in Part, a Visual Problem

Dec. 17, 2024 — Could complex beliefs like paranoia have roots in something as basic as vision? A new study finds evidence that they might. When completing a visual perception task, in which participants had to ...

New Virtual Reality-Tested System Shows Promise in Aiding Navigation of People With Blindness or Low Vision

Dec. 17, 2024 — A new study offers hope for people who are blind or have low vision (pBLV) through an innovative navigation system that was tested using virtual reality. The system, which combines vibrational and ...

Combined Screening Can Detect Liver Damage in Diabetes Patients

Dec. 13, 2024 — New research highlights the possibility of screening people with type 2 diabetes for liver damage at the same time as they undergo screening for eye ...

DNA Damage Is Key Factor in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Dec. 3, 2024 — A research team has discovered that accumulated DNA damage in the retina is a key contributor to age-related macular degeneration and that targeting specific retinal cell types may lead to treatments ...

Preclinical Tests Show mRNA-Based Treatments Effective for Blinding Condition

Nov. 27, 2024 — A new study found that a novel mRNA-based therapy that targets a protein called RUNX1 may be able to prevent blindness and scarring from proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), a disease caused by a ...

New Insights Into Sleep Uncover Key Mechanisms Related to Cognitive Function

Nov. 22, 2024 — While it's well known that sleep enhances cognitive performance, the underlying neural mechanisms, particularly those related to nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, remain largely unexplored. A ...

New Model of Neuronal Circuit Provides Insight on Eye Movement

Nov. 22, 2024 — Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers decoded how the connections formed by a network of neurons in the brainstem guide the fishes' gaze. The study found that a simplified ...

Trial Shows Alcohol-Mimicking Medication Can Give Laryngeal Dystonia Patients Back Their Voice

Nov. 20, 2024 — Researchers have led a clinical trial of a drug that mimics the effects of alcohol in more than 100 patients with laryngeal dystonia, a neurological condition that causes involuntary muscle spasms in ...