A simple pill could prevent sight loss in diabetes-driven eye condition, early findings suggest

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Credit: Marc Schulte from Pexels Researchers at Trinity College Dublin, in collaboration with Breye Therapeutics, have found that an oral medication (“Danegaptide”) can protect against vision-threatening damage in nonproliferative diabetic

Smart contact lens detects serotonin changes in tear samples collected during stress test

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Credit: Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation A research team led by Dr. Yangzhi Zhu, principal investigator and assistant professor at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, has developed a soft,

Nearly 1 in 5 people with sight loss report encountering bogus treatments

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Credit: Mikhail Nilov from Pexels An international study of almost 1,000 people living with sight loss, led by University College London (UCL) researchers, found that nearly one in five reported

How a membrane lipid tunes the eye’s response to light

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PIP2 binds to rod CNG channels and prevents cGMP-dependent channel opening, increasing rod sensitivity to dim light. Cations (blue), cGMP (light blue), and PIP2 (orange) are represented as spheres. See

Colder air temperatures may significantly increase fluid pressure inside the eye in people with glaucoma

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Credit: Engin Akyurt from Pexels Lower air temperatures may be associated with an increase in the fluid pressure inside the eye—a major cause of glaucoma—and should be considered when treating

New research reveals why modern display colors can look different to different people

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Researchers developed a new computational model that accounts for individual differences in human color vision. The image shows the model’s simulations of color differences between observers viewing a Rec. 2020

New technology advances understanding of eye pressure and glaucoma

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Credit: Joey Garcia and courtesy of Christopher Passaglia For millions of people at risk of glaucoma, healthy eye pressure can mean the difference between preserving vision and losing it. Yet

Unexpected link identified between rare metabolic disease gene and inherited blindness

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Representative retinal findings consistent with retinitis pigmentosa in individual 2. Credit: The American Journal of Human Genetics (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2026.09.008 Researchers at the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) led the discovery

Statins may protect people from developing glaucoma

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Taking statins is linked to a lower risk of developing glaucoma and a reduced chance of it getting worse, suggest the findings of research published online

Optogenetic therapy shows early signs of improving vision in inherited blindness

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Credit: Eren Li from Pexels Scientists have taken another important step toward restoring vision in people with certain inherited forms of blindness. In a study published in the New England