Robots have a hard time seeing water because it's clear. A new method fixes that problem. Researchers taught the robot to pour water into a glass, too.

"Our findings show differences in visual perception are inextricably linked to differences in the structure of the primary visual cortex in the brain."

New research digs into what's happening in the brain to keep your eyes focused on something you're reaching for, like a ground ball or grocery store item.

A drug commonly used to treat alcoholism may offer a way to revive some vision loss caused by age-related macular degeneration, a study with mice shows.

"If the goal is to treat blindness, we want to make sure that the retinal pigment epithelium cells... are still doing the job they're supposed to."

A thin pixelated chip implanted in the eye of people with macular degeneration may offer a way to restore functional vision, a new follow-up study shows.

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

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

"Armed with this data, we can now target new therapeutic approaches aimed at treating or potentially curing blindness," says Krzysztof Palczewski.

New findings strongly link cataract surgery with a lower risk of dementia among older people.