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Low dose atropine eye drops safe and effective for short-sightedness in children, clinical trial suggests
Low-concentration atropine eye drops are a safe and effective treatment for short-sightedness (myopia) in UK children, although the effects are small, suggests a clinical trial published by The BMJ.
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Researchers identify which eye infections pose greatest threat to vision
Eye surgery today is safer than ever, yet ophthalmologists must remain watchful for a rare but serious complication that can threaten sight within days: a bacterial eye infection called endophthalmitis. Now, clinician-scientists ...
Jun 10, 2026
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Peripheral vision helps readers process skipped words in 250 milliseconds
Reading seems like a straightforward process. The eyes scan the words, and the brain turns them into meaning. But it's not always that simple. Readers regularly skip words, sometimes without realizing it. New research from ...
Jun 9, 2026
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Lab-grown aging eye model reveals early AMD markers in weeks
The rods and cones in your eyes are responsible for helping you see, but what is responsible for helping them? Retinal pigment epithelium cells are their caretakers, but environmental, genetic and aging factors can strain ...
Jun 7, 2026
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New AI tools could help eye doctors diagnose retinal disease faster
Non-invasive eye scans allow doctors a zoomed-in, three-dimensional look beneath the eye's surface without causing discomfort or pain to the patient. Used routinely in clinics worldwide, the scans produce detailed views of ...
Jun 5, 2026
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Blood proteins may flag diabetic retinal degeneration before symptoms appear
An AI-assisted model based on 71 different blood proteins could help doctors better predict retinal degeneration in diabetic patients before symptoms occur, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine by Huangdong Li ...
Jun 2, 2026
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Study identifies protein that helps eye cancer spread to the liver
A study led by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center helps explain why uveal melanoma, the most common form of eye cancer, often spreads to the liver. The uvea is the middle layer of the eye, including the iris.
May 29, 2026
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New genetic map of the human eye reveals clues to vision loss
An international team led by University of Manchester scientists has created the most detailed picture yet of how genetic differences shape the way the human eye works. The breakthrough could help explain why millions of ...
May 26, 2026
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Atopic dermatitis linked to increased risk for retinal detachment
A history of atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with an increased risk for retinal detachment (RD), according to a study published in Ophthalmology Retina.
May 25, 2026
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New study could improve testing and treatment for rare brain, spinal cord, and eye cancers
A new study has identified hepatitis A virus cellular receptor 1 (HAVCR1) as a biomarker that could make it easier to diagnose rare but aggressive forms of brain and eye cancer earlier and with fewer invasive tests.
May 22, 2026
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Eye drop formulation can treat dry eye disease
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Okayama University in Japan have developed and tested in mice a promising new eye drop formulation for treating dry eye disease. The team reports in Investigative Ophthalmology ...
May 21, 2026
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Written in the eye: How the retina's biological age could help predict osteoporosis risk
Eyes, the high-resolution biological devices that help us visualize the outside world, are now being used as a portal to assess our internal health. Scientists have found that a closer evaluation of how one's retina is aging ...
How looking through static can help people with a common degenerative disease see better
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness among aging people globally. Around one in seven Australians over the age of 50 have some signs of AMD.
May 18, 2026
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Project expands access to care for children with amblyopia
A group of pediatric eye disease researchers has launched an open-access tool designed to help manage pediatric cases of amblyopia, a condition in which the brain fails to properly develop normal vision in one or both eyes ...
May 18, 2026
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Contact lenses treat depression in mice as effectively as anti-depressant medication
Materials scientists have designed brain-stimulating contact lenses that are as effective as Prozac at treating depression in mice. The soft, transparent contact lenses have in-built electrodes that deliver mild electrical ...
May 14, 2026
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Depressed mice successfully treated with smart contact lenses that zap their brains: New study
Scientists in South Korea have developed experimental contact lenses designed to send electrical signals through the retina and into brain regions linked to mood. In mice, the technology appeared to improve depression-like ...
May 14, 2026
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New findings provide clues for severe age-related macular degeneration
Researchers have identified distinct biological features linked to a high risk of developing a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Their findings, published in Genome Medicine, could help inform future ...
May 12, 2026
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Genome-wide screen yields new gene therapies to protect against retinal degeneration
Researchers in the WashU Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences have discovered key neuroprotective genes that could lead to the development of gene therapies to treat retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited form ...
May 11, 2026
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Gene duplication tied to juvenile glaucoma in 20 patients across 10 families
A major international study led by Flinders University has identified a genetic contributor to juvenile glaucoma. Published today in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology, the study marks another important step toward treating multiple ...
May 7, 2026
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Certain migraine prevention drugs associated with reduced risk of glaucoma
A type of drug used to prevent migraine may be associated with a reduced risk of glaucoma, according to a study published in Neurology. The study compared 36,822 people who took calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibitor ...
May 6, 2026
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Low-dose eye drops can manage adult myopia for 24 hours
Groundbreaking research from the University of Houston shows that a single low-dose atropine eye drop can produce daylong effects in managing myopia, or nearsightedness, which affects roughly one-third of U.S. adults. Professor ...
May 4, 2026
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How sugar fuels sight: Glucose metabolism linked to epigenetic and gene expression changes in the retina
National Eye Institute (NEI) scientists have found that the way the retina metabolizes glucose directly controls which genes get switched on and off in light-sensing photoreceptors. The findings suggest that metabolic disruptions ...
May 4, 2026
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Seeing keratoconus earlier with light polarization and AI
Keratoconus is a progressive eye disease that weakens and thins the cornea, the clear front surface of the eye. In its early, subclinical stage, the cornea can still appear normal on routine exams. Yet this is when accurate ...
May 4, 2026
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Experiments advance efforts to restore vision with transplanted neurons
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully demonstrated that disrupting an eye structure long suspected of blocking the growth and survival of transplanted nerve cells may help restore vision in people ...
Apr 29, 2026
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Macaques reveal human-like genetic cause of inherited blindness, offering new disease model
An inherited form of blindness directly comparable to a common inherited optic nerve disease in humans has been discovered in rhesus macaques at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, ...
Apr 28, 2026
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