Some people with macular degeneration may not need shots in the eye

Some people with "wet" age-related macular degeneration may one day be able to safely stop eye injection therapy without further vision loss.

Rachel Butch-JHU • futurity
Jan. 19, 2022 ~8 min

People with macular degeneration may not need shots in the eye

Some people with "wet" age-related macular degeneration may one day be able to safely stop eye injection therapy without further vision loss.

Rachel Butch-JHU • futurity
Jan. 19, 2022 ~8 min


Living retinas totally outdo engineering

Nature’s ultra low-power, ultra-sensitive detector arrays, also known as our retinas, should be the envy of smartphones everywhere.

Karl Bates-Duke • futurity
Sept. 29, 2021 ~8 min

AI spots early eye changes that signal diabetic retinopathy

New biomarkers in the eyes could help manage diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease and a leading cause of blindness in US adults.

Kevin Fryling-Indiana • futurity
July 29, 2021 ~4 min

Mice ‘dream’ about the world just before they’re born

To make visual sense of the world as soon as they open their eyes, newborn mammals "dream" about it even before they're born.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
July 28, 2021 ~4 min

Eye model may solve the mystery of macular degeneration’s cause

A new model of the human eye created with retina cells should help resolve a debate among researchers about the causes of age-related macular degeneration.

Bob Marcotte-U. Rochester • futurity
April 2, 2021 ~7 min

Do you see red like I see red?

Neuroscientists tackling the age-old question of whether perceptions of color hold from one person to the next are coming up with some interesting answers.

Danny Garside, Visiting Fellow in Sensation, Cognition & Action, National Institutes of Health • conversation
Feb. 5, 2021 ~8 min

Gene therapy injection in one eye surprises scientists by improving vision in both

Injecting a gene therapy vector into one eye of someone suffering from LHON, the most common cause of mitochondrial blindness, significantly improves vision in

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 10, 2020 ~7 min


Therapy restores vision in mice with retina disease

CRISPR could help pave the way for new treatments for inherited retina diseases, researchers report.

Anne Warde-UC Irvine • futurity
Oct. 21, 2020 ~5 min

Are retina layers early warning for Alzheimer’s disease?

Research with mice shows a new imaging technique could help spot early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease by looking at the retina.

Ken Kingery-Duke • futurity
May 26, 2020 ~7 min

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