Coronavirus may be no match for the cornea

"Our findings do not prove that all corneas are resistant," says Jonathan Miner."But every donor cornea we tested was resistant to the novel coronavirus."

Jim Dryden-WUSTL • futurity
Nov. 6, 2020 ~5 min

Technique to regenerate the optic nerve offers hope for future glaucoma treatment

Scientists have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged nerve fibres in the eye, in a discovery that could aid the development of new treatments for glaucoma,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 5, 2020 ~5 min


Your pupils show whether you’ll remember stuff

"...science now has tools that allow us to explain why an individual, from moment to moment, might fail to remember something stored in their memory."

Ker Than-Stanford • futurity
Nov. 2, 2020 ~7 min

Big-eyed birds need gloom, not bright human landscapes

Brighter areas, such as agricultural land, aren't hospitable to big-eyed birds, research finds. The study links the size of bird eyes, habitat, and foraging style.

Natalie van Hoose-Florida • futurity
Oct. 13, 2020 ~9 min

A dose of ketamine can treat ‘lazy eye’ in adults

Subanesthetic ketamine, already a treatment for depression and pain, can also treat amblyopia, or "lazy eye." Here's how.

Anne Warde-UC Irvine • futurity
Oct. 1, 2020 ~3 min

Face masks: why your eyes might be saying more than you realise

Your mouth might be obscured, but science shows you say a huge amount with your eyes.

Nigel Holt, Professor of Psychology, Aberystwyth University • conversation
Sept. 1, 2020 ~6 min

Awkward glances show your brain can ‘read minds’

"This shows how the brain is specialized not to perceive others' eyes, but rather to perceive the mind behind the eyes."

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Aug. 21, 2020 ~4 min

Does coronavirus linger in the body? What we know about how viruses in general hang on in the brain and testicles

Some viruses can hide out in the body and reemerge at later times. Which viruses do this, and can the new coronavirus do this too?

William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia • conversation
July 31, 2020 ~9 min


Special glasses let people with color blindness see more hues

Special filters can help people with color blindness see more color. And those changes remain even after they take the glasses off.

Karen Finney-UC Davis • futurity
July 14, 2020 ~5 min

Gene therapy and CRISPR strategies for curing blindness (Yes, you read that right)

Strategies to cure various types of blindness are looking more plausible after a series of recent breakthroughs using gene editing and gene therapy.

Hemant Khanna, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Massachusetts Medical School • conversation
June 25, 2020 ~9 min

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