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Brad Gelfand, Ph.D., in the laboratory

Potential Way to Halt Blinding Macular Degeneration Identified

Researchers at the University of Virginia have successfully treated age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in mice after finding an unexpected link between the two main forms of the blinding eye disease.
Research team at Virginia Tech

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists shed light on surprising visual development patterns

In a new study from Virginia Tech, neuroscientists reveal a surprising clue about how the intricate visual processing system forms during early brain development.
Man reading a book

Reward improves visual perceptual learning — but only after people sleep

A new study from Brown researchers finds that rewards improve performance on a visual perceptual task only if participants sleep after training.
Eye Exam

Neuroscientists Discover Brain Pressure Controls Eye Pressure, Revealing New Avenues for Glaucoma Treatment

Researchers at the University of South Florida have discovered a novel feedback pathway from the brain to the eye that modulates eye pressure – a significant advancement in the effort to diagnose and treat glaucoma.
Fly eye in red, green and yellow

How Do Fruit Flies See in Color?

Study from Columbia University uncovers human-like brain circuit at work. Their findings lay the groundwork for mapping mechanisms of color vision.
Model of protein structure with 4 protein chains

UNH Researchers Solve Protein Structure Associated with Inherited Retinal Diseases

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have reported the first structural model for a key enzyme, and its activating protein, that can play a role in some genetically inherited eye diseases like retinitis pigmentosa and night blindness.
Schematic showing how to produce iPS cells

NIH launches first U.S. clinical trial of patient-derived stem cell therapy to replace and repair dying cells in retina

Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) are launching a clinical trial to test the safety of a novel patient-specific stem cell-based therapy to treat geographic atrophy, the advanced “dry” form of age-related macular degeneration.
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Study probing visual memory, amblyopia unveils many-layered mystery

Researchers at the Picower Institute at MIT have discovered cellular mechanisms behind amblyopia and visual memory.
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LSU Health discovers critical role of two proteins in vision and preventing blinding eye diseases

LSU researchers have discovered unique patterns of genetic activity that may lead to the development of blinding retinal diseases.
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NEI seeks public comment on future research goals

As the year 2020 approaches, the National Eye Institute (NEI) is developing new plans for vision research over the coming decade.

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