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Treatment with vitamin A analog improves visual function in diabetic mice

Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness among the working-age population.

11 Jun 2020

Researchers investigate the mechanisms underlying Saccadic Suppression of Displacement

We move our eyes several times per second. These fast eye movements, called saccades, create large image shifts on the retina - making our visual system work hard to maintain a stable perceptual world.

11 Jun 2020

Federal help falters as nursing homes run short of protective equipment

Around the country, nursing homes trying to protect their residents from the coronavirus eagerly await boxes of masks, eyewear and gowns promised by the federal government. But all too often the packages deliver disappointment — if they arrive at all.

11 Jun 2020

Advancements in the Optimization of Medical Accelerators

Radiotherapy is a way of treating cancer by means of radiation. In principle, that can be all different types of radiation. The commonly known types are X-rays or electron beams, which find very widespread application.

11 Jun 2020

A lead compound can significantly reduce or eliminate toxoplasmosis and malaria

Toxoplasma gondii infection is one of the most frequent parasitic infections of humans. This parasite is present in the brain of an estimated two billion people--about 40 percent of all humans on earth. It is endemic throughout the world, causing water and food-borne epidemics that result in toxoplasmosis.

10 Jun 2020

Santen Pharmaceutical and jCyte conclude an exclusive licensing contract in Japan, Asia and Europe for the jCell therapy programme for retinitis pigmentosa

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and jCyte Inc. announced the conclusion of an exclusive licensing contract covering the development, registration and commercialisation rights in Japan, Asia and Europe to jCell, a first-in-class investigational therapy, currently in clinical development for retinitis pigmentosa.

From Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 9 Jun 2020

New machine learning approach classifies common type of brain tumor

A new machine learning approach classifies a common type of brain tumor into low or high grades with almost 98% accuracy, researchers report in the journal IEEE Access.

9 Jun 2020

Researchers use virtual reality displays to test people's visual awareness of color

Color awareness has long been a puzzle for researchers in neuroscience and psychology, who debate over how many color observers really perceive.

9 Jun 2020

Scientists aim to develop a gene-targeting, antiviral agent against COVID-19

A team of scientists from Stanford University is working with researchers at the Molecular Foundry, a nanoscience user facility located at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), to develop a gene-targeting, antiviral agent against COVID-19.

4 Jun 2020

Some six-month-old infants can discriminate between major and minor musical notes, study shows

There's a common belief that musicians are born with a natural ability to play music, while most of us have to work twice as hard to hear the difference between musical notes.

4 Jun 2020

Oxidative stress and growth factors associated with development of high myopia

According to the first world report on vision published by the WHO in 2019, a third of the planet's population suffers from myopia, and around 400 million people suffer the most harmful version of the disease: high myopia.

4 Jun 2020

Excruciating cluster headaches often misdiagnosed

A headache is a painful sensation in any part of the head and can have a multitude of causes that are not necessarily due to underlying illness. They result from signals interacting among the brain, surrounding nerves, and blood vessels.

4 Jun 2020

Distancing, masks and eye gear protects against spread of SARS-CoV-2 finds large study

In a comprehensive systemic analysis of different studies, researchers have found that physical distancing, use of face masks, and eye protection were the most effective ways to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection from one person to another.

4 Jun 2020

People with sight loss are greatly affected by Covid-19 pandemic, survey shows

A survey by eye research charity Fight for Sight has found that people with sight loss fear their sight will further deteriorate during the Covid-19 pandemic, as they struggle to access treatment for their eye conditions.

4 Jun 2020

People with severe vision loss less accurate in judging the distance of closer sounds

People with severe vision loss can less accurately judge the distance of nearby sounds, potentially putting them more at risk of injury, according to new research published in the journal Scientific Reports.

3 Jun 2020

A satisfying romantic relationship predicts lower stress, inflammation in breast cancer survivors

Breast cancer survivors in romantic relationships who feel happy and satisfied with their partners may be at lower risk for a host of health problems, new research suggests.

2 Jun 2020

Police using rubber bullets on protesters that can kill, blind or maim for life

In cities across the country, police departments have attempted to quell unrest spurred by the death of George Floyd by firing rubber bullets into crowds, even though five decades of evidence shows such weapons can disable, disfigure and even kill.

2 Jun 2020

Microperimetry can help determine the efficacy of novel treatments for macular diseases

Stargardt disease is an inherited eye disease. Its onset is typically in adolescence and it is among the leading causes of blindness in this age group. Symptoms range from severe loss of sharp vision to almost complete loss of sight.

2 Jun 2020

Patient-friendly method of measuring retinal vessel diameters indicates cardiovascular risk

Peter Maloca, group leader at IOB for Ophthalmic Imaging, together with Konstantin Gugleta, senior attending physician at the University Hospital Eye Clinic Basel and Henner Hanssen, Head of Preventive Sports Medicine & Systems Physiology, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, investigated whether an easy-to-use method of measuring retinal vessel diameters can indicate cardiovascular risk.

2 Jun 2020

Study identifies gene that causes eye loss in cavefish

Mexican cavefish spend their entire lives in the dark. With no need for vision, many of them lost functional eyes.

2 Jun 2020

Eye Health News and Research

Latest Eye Health News and Research

Treatment with vitamin A analog improves visual function in diabetic mice

Researchers investigate the mechanisms underlying Saccadic Suppression of Displacement

Federal help falters as nursing homes run short of protective equipment

Advancements in the Optimization of Medical Accelerators

A lead compound can significantly reduce or eliminate toxoplasmosis and malaria

Santen Pharmaceutical and jCyte conclude an exclusive licensing contract in Japan, Asia and Europe for the jCell therapy programme for retinitis pigmentosa

New machine learning approach classifies common type of brain tumor

Researchers use virtual reality displays to test people's visual awareness of color

Scientists aim to develop a gene-targeting, antiviral agent against COVID-19

Some six-month-old infants can discriminate between major and minor musical notes, study shows

Oxidative stress and growth factors associated with development of high myopia

Excruciating cluster headaches often misdiagnosed

Distancing, masks and eye gear protects against spread of SARS-CoV-2 finds large study

People with sight loss are greatly affected by Covid-19 pandemic, survey shows

People with severe vision loss less accurate in judging the distance of closer sounds

A satisfying romantic relationship predicts lower stress, inflammation in breast cancer survivors

Police using rubber bullets on protesters that can kill, blind or maim for life

Microperimetry can help determine the efficacy of novel treatments for macular diseases

Patient-friendly method of measuring retinal vessel diameters indicates cardiovascular risk

Study identifies gene that causes eye loss in cavefish

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