Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY

Blood pressure variability linked to accelerated vision loss in glaucoma

Credit: Antoni Shkraba from Pexels University of California, San Diego-led research suggests that long-term variability in blood pressure is associated with accelerated worsening of peripheral vision due to the progression

Alternative experimental gene therapy restores hearing, boosts vision in tests

An experimental gene therapy raised levels of the key protein protocadherin-15, shown in green, in light-sensing cells in the retinas of nonhuman primates. Credit: Maryna Ivanchenko Harvard Medical School researchers

Treatment to preserve sight in children with rare genetic disorder shows promise in clinical trial

OCT images showing the progression of CLN2 related retinal thinning in the three patients who were in the active/progressive phase of CLN2 retinopathy over the course of the study. Credit:

Human vision restored by stem cell replacement in regenerative medicine breakthrough

Fabrication and transplantation of human iCEPSs. Credit: The Lancet (2024). DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01764-1 Researchers led by Osaka University in Japan have conducted the first human trial using induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived corneal

Few patients receive AI-assisted screening for diabetic retinopathy despite its promise, study finds

Credit: VICTOR REGA from Pexels A team of ophthalmology researchers at Stanford University, working with a colleague from New York University School of Medicine, has found that despite promise for