Reduction of NMNAT2 increases retinal ganglion cell susceptibility to injury. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50354-5 Pete Williams is one of few researchers in Sweden concentrating on glaucoma. The goal
New wearable sensors, developed by UH engineers, examine eye movement to assess brain disorders or damage to the brain. Credit: University of Houston A University of Houston engineering team has
On a normal eyelid (left), eyelashes are turned outward away from the cornea. Eyelids affected by trichiasis (center) have eyelashes touching the eye. Surgery for eyelids affected by trichiasis (right),
(A) The cover of the traffic countdown timer occludes part of the digital numerals. (B) The partial occlusion induces bistable interpretation of the digital numerals. Left: middle number can be
GS lens opacity is reversed during the hypothermia-rewarming cycle. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI169666 Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators have identified
Optical genome mapping (OGM) effectively detects large expanded CTG18.1 alleles. (A) Detected traces after capillary electrophoresis of STR-PCR (i, iii, v) and TP-PCR (ii, iv, vi) products amplified from non-expanded
A representative section from a developing eye of a mouse. Scavenger cells are marked in green, while hyalocytes in the vitreous body are marked with an asterisk (*). Credit: Modified
Zebrafish photoreceptor cells stimulated with blue light show correct electrical activity. The picture was taken using the microscope that was custom-built for this study. Credit: Michael Brand and Evelyn Abraham
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Prior research has found that there may be a connection between hearing loss in aging people and the onset of dementia. In a new study, a
Credit: International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.3390/ijms25168876 Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have developed a highly promising gene therapy to treat glaucoma, a debilitating eye condition that can
