Research reveals hidden visual deficits and neural pathway alterations in mild TBI patients

December 1, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: public domain Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led research reveals subtle changes in the visual pathways of individuals with chronic mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), even when standard eye examinations show

3D-printed hydrogel enables continuous drug delivery via contact lens

November 29, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

An example of a contact lens with the Waterloo research team’s hydrogel “stitched” on it. The hydrogel is 3D-printed throughout the periphery of the lens. Credit: University of Waterloo The next

Preclinical tests show mRNA-based treatments effective for blinding condition

November 27, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

This infographic describes the mechanism of the mRNA-based RUNX1 therapy when it gets introduced into the PVR cell. Credit: Mass Eye and Ear A preclinical study by Mass Eye and

Early-stage trial finds stem cell therapy for retinitis pigmentosa is safe

November 26, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of UC Davis Health researchers has shown that CD34+ stem cells can be safely administered into retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients’ eyes and may offer

Experiments show nerve cells of blind mice retain their visual function

November 26, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Printed micro-electrode arrays and patch-clamp setup used to record neuronal activity from ex-vivo mouse retina. Credit: Vienna University of Technology The retina is often referred to as an “outpost of

How expectations guide eye movements

November 25, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Example scene with recorded eye-tracking data when the scene was shown as a static image (blue) or as a frozen video (red, i.e., an image that will unfreeze and become

New model of neuronal circuit provides insight on eye movement

November 22, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

EM reconstructions of brainstem neurons. Credit: Nature Neuroscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01784-3 Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues decoded how the connections formed by a

Blood pressure variability linked to accelerated vision loss in glaucoma

November 18, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

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

November 15, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

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

November 12, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

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: