Dry eye changes how injured cornea heals itself

Dry eye disease alters how the cornea heals itself after injury. Now, researchers have identified new potential therapy targets.

Jim Dryden-WUSTL • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 ~4 min

Dark therapy may treat lazy eye

New research investigates the mechanisms that underlie a treatment for patients with amblyopia, also known as "lazy eye."

Jocelyn Duffy-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
Dec. 19, 2022 ~5 min


Repeated stress speeds up eye aging

Retinal aging caused by stress produces symptoms similar to those resulting from natural aging, researchers report.

UC Irvine • futurity
Nov. 21, 2022 ~6 min

Octopuses have really fantastic vision

The last common ancestor between octopuses and humans was 500 million years ago, but their eyes are still "remarkably similar" to our own.

U. Oregon • futurity
Nov. 16, 2022 ~6 min

Retina jitters help fruit flies adjust their vision

Fruit flies can't move their eyes to adjust their vision like we can. But, they've come up with an alternative: they move their retinas.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Oct. 27, 2022 ~8 min

Primate eye color variation may arise from habitat

Variation among primate eye color may be the result of ambient light in their habitats, new research finds.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Oct. 18, 2022 ~6 min

Eye test could screen young kids for autism

An eye test that measures how pupils change in response to light could be a way to screen young children for autism.

Judith Van Dongen-Washington State • futurity
Aug. 22, 2022 ~7 min

Little perks push docs to give brand name eyedrops

Eye doctors are more likely to prescribe brand name eyedrops after small perks from drug companies, research finds.

Vanessa Wasta-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Aug. 16, 2022 ~7 min


Poll: Many parents don’t protect their kids’ eye health

New poll results indicate ways parents can better protect their child's eye health from screens, sun, and other threats.

Beata Mostafavi-Michigan • futurity
July 18, 2022 ~7 min

When eyes meet, brains get to work

Research with monkeys shows that when eyes meet, neurons fire in multiple parts of the brain. It gets at how we figure out the meaning of a "social gaze."

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
May 11, 2022 ~5 min

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