Scientists Speed Up Artificial Organoid Growth and Selection
By semi-automating tissue differentiation, researchers have made a method used to produce stem cell-derived tissues nearly four times faster
Eye Diseases
Bird and Reptile Tears Aren't So Different from Human Tears
New research will help provide insights into better ophthalmic treatments for humans and animals, as well as a clues into the evolution of tears across different species
Declining Eyesight Improved by Looking at Deep Red Light
Study finding could signal the dawn of new affordable home-based eye therapies, scientists say
Device Allows Blind and Sighted People to 'See' Shapes
Dynamic stimulation of the visual cortex allows patients in study to "see" letter shapes and correctly identify different letters
AI May Help Spot Newborns at Risk for Most Severe Form of Blinding Disease
NEI-funded device under FDA review; AI-based metrics bring clarity to aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity diagnosis
Researchers Discover Zebrafish Are Resistant to Eye Infection
A recent study showed that while humans require only 10 to 100 ‘bugs’ to cause endophthalmitis, and mice require 5,000 before infection, in zebrafish, even 250,000 bacteria won’t cause the eye infection
Telescope Technology Used to Take First Accurate Images of Glaucoma-Related Eye Structure
Indiana University optometry researchers took the first undistorted images of the eye's trabecular meshwork using methods originally developed to stop stars from appearing to twinkle
Retina-On-A-Chip Provides Powerful Tool for Studying Eye Disease
New technology that recreates some of the complexity of the human retina may help scientists study eye disease and screen for drug side effects that harm the eye
Immune System Can Slow Degenerative Eye Disease, Mouse Study Shows
Complement system appears to be double-edged sword depending on the eye disease
Findings on Eye-Signal Blending Re-Examines Nobel-Winning Research
Vanderbilt team's results counter to those that garnered the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine