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Thanks to the work of NEI scientists and grantees, we’re constantly learning new information about the causes and treatment of vision disorders. Get the latest updates about their work — along with other news about NEI.

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Participation in clinical trials improves diabetes care

The development of new therapies and cures would be impossible without patients volunteering for clinical research studies.
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Fifty years of vision research opens window into the brain

The eye is more than a window to the soul; it is a window to the brain.
Grantee News

‘Y’ a Protein Unicorn Might Matter in Glaucoma

A protein shaped like a 'Y' made NEI-funded scientists at Georgia Tech do a double-take may change the way they think about the protein which is sometimes implicated in glaucoma.
Eyes with autoimmune uveitis show increased inflammatory cells in the eye (indicated by arrows). Treatment with p35 reduces this inflammatory response. Credit: Charles Egwuagu.

NIH researchers unleash therapeutic potential of IL-35

NIH scientists have simplified manufacturing and dosing of a potential drug candidate for the autoimmune eye disease uveitis—a vision-threatening condition that accounts for about 15 percent of blindness in the U.S.
Grantee News

Farsighted children struggle with attention, study finds

A new study by NEI-funded researchers at The Ohio State University suggests that farsighted preschoolers and kindergartners have a harder time paying attention and that could put them at risk of slipping behind in school.
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Myopia: A close look at efforts to turn back a growing problem

Several studies indicate that the prevalence of myopia is increasing in the U.S. and worldwide, and researchers project that the trend will continue in the coming decades.
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National Eye Institute awards prize for ‘Retina in a dish’ competition

A proposal to create a living model of the human retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye, won $90,000 in the National Eye Institute (NEI) 3-D Retina Organoid Challenge (3-D ROC).
Grantee News

Brain at work: spotting half-hidden objects

UW Medicine scientists funded by NEI are discovering how the brain functions when figuring out shapes that are fully seen or partially covered. As the task becomes more difficult, a reasoning and sensory parts of the brain interact through signals.
Grantee News

How the brain recognizes familiar faces

Researchers at The Rockefeller University have begun to unravel the mystery of how the brain recognizes familiar faces. Their results are published in the journal Science.
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Researchers unlock regenerative potential of cells in the mouse retina

Cells within an injured mouse eye can be coaxed into regenerating neurons and those new neurons appear to integrate themselves into the eye’s circuitry, new research shows.

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