Bird eye size reveals a whole lot about them

Digging into data from decades ago, a new study finds that the size of bird eyes can predict where they live and how they behave.

U. Florida • futurity
Aug. 23, 2021 ~10 min

Gene therapy could treat eye disease without surgery

Currently the only treatment for Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy, a genetic eye disease, is a cornea transplant. A new gene therapy could change that.

U. Oregon • futurity
Aug. 5, 2021 ~5 min


Why some fish have two eyes on one side of their head

New research investigates how some "weird" flatfish like flounder evolved to have two eyes on one side of the head.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
May 6, 2021 ~7 min

Not everybody with eye pressure needs treatment to save vision

Not all patients with elevated eye pressure need treatment, according to a new study that shows most don’t go on to lose vision from glaucoma.

Jim Dryden-WUSTL • futurity
April 16, 2021 ~8 min

Gar fish reveal true age of our eye-brain connection

New research with gar fish indicates that our eye-brain connection evolved far earlier than textbooks now say.

Michigan State • futurity
April 12, 2021 ~6 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

Tool spots deepfake photos via light in the eyes

A new tool can identify deepfake photos with 94% accuracy by checking the reflection of light in the eyes.

U. Buffalo • futurity
March 12, 2021 ~6 min

Hydrogel could treat glaucoma without surgery or drugs

A new microneedle-injected hydrogel could one day offer a way to treat glaucoma without drugs or surgery.

John Toon-Georgia Tech • futurity
Dec. 8, 2020 ~7 min


AI uses retinal scans to spot Alzheimer’s

A new AI model that examines retina images for changes that point to Alzheimer's disease may one day help diagnose the disease.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Dec. 1, 2020 ~5 min

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

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