Nanomaterial for retina implant could help restore sight

Researchers have created a material that could be turned into retinal implants that help restore people's vision.

Lisa Ercolano-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Feb. 23, 2024 ~5 min

Why people can see colors dogs and cats can’t

Researchers have discovered how humans can see millions of colors that dogs, cats, and other mammals can't.

Roberto Molar Candanosa-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Jan. 16, 2024 ~6 min


Llama-derived antibody may treat vision loss diseases

A newly discovered antibody may lead to a treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa, which causes loss of central, night, and color vision.

Michelle Strombeck-UC Irvine • futurity
Aug. 30, 2023 ~5 min

Colorful foods could enhance athletes’ vision

Eating foods with lots of color could improve athletes' visual range, or how well a person can see a target clearly over distance.

Lauren Baggett-U. Georgia • futurity
June 8, 2023 ~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

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

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