Precision gene editing could prevent vision loss from Stargardt disease

Among the rare diseases, Stargardt disease is one of the most common affecting the retina. Credit: IOB Researchers have developed a therapy to treat Stargardt disease, the most common form

Better cataract surgery thanks to AI video analysis

Cataract surgery at Sankara Eye Hospital is recorded on video. Credit: Sankara Eye Foundation India & University Hospital Bonn Although manual small incision cataract surgery (SICS) is widely practiced in

Fixing problems in cholesterol metabolism could stave off a leading cause of blindness

Fixing problems with cholesterol metabolism might help slow or prevent a common cause of age-related vision loss, a new WashU Medicine study in mice has shown. Pictured are color-stained retinal