Amino acid glutamine is important for eye health, research finds

Rod photoreceptor-specific knockout of glutaminase (GLS) displays rapid retinal degeneration and increased markers of cell death. Credit: eLife (2025). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.100747.3 The retina places a large energy demand on the

Low-dose eye drops can manage adult myopia for 24 hours

Groundbreaking research from the University of Houston shows that a single low-dose atropine eye drop can produce daylong effects in managing myopia, or nearsightedness, which affects roughly one-third of U.S.

‘Eye-on-a-chip’ reveals trigger for steroid-induced glaucoma

Immunofluorescence staining shows the layers of trabecular meshwork (red) and Schlemm’s canal endothelium (yellow) cells in a 3D “eye-on-a-chip” platform that mimics the flow of ocular fluids. Credit: Cornell University