Retinal disorder diagnosis improved by new AI-powered medical imaging

Comparing visual results of fovea localization predictions by various methods. Credit: XJTLU/IEEE 10.1109/JBHI.2024.3445112 Population-based studies have shown retinal disorders are the most common cause of irreversible blindness in developed countries

Reprogramming stem cells to make ‘retinal sheets’ to treat blindness in minipigs

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Millions of people around the world are affected by retinal degenerative diseases. In most cases, loss of vision is caused by damage to the macula, a

Precision gene editing could prevent vision loss from Stargardt disease

Among the rare diseases, Stargardt disease is one of the most common affecting the retina. Credit: IOB Researchers have developed a therapy to treat Stargardt disease, the most common form