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Genetic study uncovers unknown causes of blindness
Researchers from Radboud University Medical Center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited blindness. Their study, published in Nature Genetics, shows that changes in specific pieces of DNA, ...
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Team captures first-ever 'twitch' of the eye's night-vision cells as they detect light
For the first time, an international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has recorded a tiny mechanical "twitch" in living human and rodent eyes at the exact moment a rod photoreceptor ...
Jan 7, 2026
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Cardiovascular risk score identifies risk for ocular disease
The Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE) cardiovascular risk score stratifies risk for multiple ocular diseases, according to a study published online in Ophthalmology.
Dec 31, 2025
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Genes aren't destiny for inherited blindness, study shows
A new study challenges what's long been assumed about genetic variants thought to always cause inherited blindness. Investigators from Mass General Brigham used large public biobanks to determine that genes thought to cause ...
Dec 22, 2025
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Insights into dry eyes gained from stem-cell-derived tear glands
An estimated 5–15% of people have problems with dry eyes, with symptoms including eye redness, stinging, or burning sensation, and eye fatigue.
Dec 18, 2025
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Deep-brain recording reveals how a crucial relay station shapes human visual signals
Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have become the first to fully characterize cell activity from a little relay station in the center of the human brain. This aids our understanding of how the brain ...
Dec 17, 2025
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Handgrip strength inversely linked to age-related macular degeneration
Handgrip strength is inversely linked to the incidence of age-related macular degeneration, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in Aging Clinical and Experimental Research.
Dec 16, 2025
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Subtle retinal changes identified in early stages of type 2 diabetes
Texture analysis can identify retinal changes during early stages of type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in Eye Vision.
Dec 16, 2025
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Hearing and vision tests drop in residential care
Older New Zealanders in residential care have inadequate access to vision and hearing tests, according to new University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research.
Dec 16, 2025
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Gazing into the mind's eye with mice: How neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly
Despite the nursery rhyme about three blind mice, mouse eyesight is surprisingly sensitive. Studying how mice see has helped researchers discover unprecedented details about how individual brain cells communicate and work ...
Dec 16, 2025
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Study links genetic variants to risk of blinding eye disease in premature infants
A new study from the University of Oklahoma suggests that small genetic differences in two proteins—previously known for their role in premature infants' lungs—may also influence how their eyes develop, potentially affecting ...
Dec 15, 2025
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Link between falls and vision tied to the home environment in older adults
The association between falls and visual function is shaped by living in homes with environmental hazards, according to a study published online Dec. 11 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Dec 15, 2025
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From mind-controlling tech to clinical therapy: An optogenetics roadmap
Researchers at the University of Geneva, together with colleagues in Switzerland, France, the United States and Israel, describe how optogenetic control of brain cells and circuits is already steering both indirect neuromodulatory ...
Scientists reveal new genetic risk for severe macular degeneration
A new study published in Nature Communications reveals the specific genetic factors linked to the presence of reticular pseudodrusen—deposits that drive vision loss and are found on the retina of up to 60% of people with ...
Dec 8, 2025
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From field to lab: Study reveals how people with vision loss judge approaching vehicles
Patricia DeLucia has spent decades studying something many of us never think about: judgments about collisions that are crucial for safety. But the roots of her research stretch back to her childhood, long before she became ...
Dec 5, 2025
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How diabetes affects your eyes
While eye care and regular eye exams are important for everyone, they're particularly vital for people with diabetes.
Dec 3, 2025
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Breaking down barriers to accessing dementia-friendly eyecare
New accessible resources aim to make it easier for people with dementia and their families to access dementia-friendly eyecare.
Dec 3, 2025
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Compounded imiquimod ointment may be beneficial for some ocular surface cancers
Compounded imiquimod 5% ointment may be safe and effective for diffuse conjunctival melanoma in situ (MIS) or ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN), according to a case series study published online Nov. 26 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Dec 1, 2025
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Eye washing may ease hay fever ocular symptoms and improve quality of life
Hay fever, also known as allergic rhinitis, is the condition responsible for seasonal allergies or allergic reactions to other environmental allergens, like dust mites and animal dander. Estimates vary, but somewhere around ...
Dual mechanisms drive rapid eye dominance plasticity in the adult brain, study reveals
Studies have shown that even a few hours of monocular deprivation can markedly improve the visual function of the deprived eye in adults. However, the underlying neural mechanisms of this ocular dominance plasticity remain ...
Nov 26, 2025
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Virtual retina could help unlock new vision loss treatments
New computer modeling could help scientists better understand how the retina regenerates, opening the door to new treatments for vision loss, according to a study from the University of Surrey.
Nov 25, 2025
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Bringing AI into the NICU: How algorithms may help infants' eyes, health
When ophthalmologist Emily Cole, MD, steps into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Children's Hospital Colorado to evaluate an infant's eyes for a disease called retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), it's not uncommon ...
Nov 25, 2025
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Gas-permeable lenses beneficial after congenital glaucoma surgery
For children undergoing primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) surgery, use of rigid gas-permeable contact lenses (RGPCLs) is associated with superior visual acuity compared with spectacles, according to a study published online ...
Nov 25, 2025
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Access to ophthalmologists improved from 2014 to 2024, research shows
Overall access to ophthalmologists improved from 2014 to 2024, according to a research letter published in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Nov 25, 2025
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New platform tests AI fairness and accuracy in diabetic eye disease screening
Researchers have developed the world's first real-world head-to-head testing platform to determine whether commercial artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect disease in a fair, equitable, transparent ...
Nov 24, 2025
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