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NIH Challenge aimed at incentivizing data sharing recognizes Phase 1 winners

Ten teams are being recognized for their proof-of-concept ideas following Phase 1 of the Data Sharing Index (“S-Index”) Challenge, an NIH competition aimed at incentivizing data sharing

‘Eye-on-a-chip’ reveals trigger for steroid-induced glaucoma

Research funded by the National Eye Institute has identified the signaling mechanism that triggers steroid-induced glaucoma by creating a 3D “eye-on-a-chip” platform that mimics the flow of ocular fluids.

New research uncovers link between cancer pathway and blood-retina barrier function

A National Eye Institute-funded research team at the University of Minnesota Medical School discovered that a cancer signaling pathway has previously unrecognized roles in retina and brain blood vessels.

Eye cells "rewire" themselves when vision begins to fail

A new study funded by the National Eye Institute shows that certain retinal cells can rewire themselves when vision begins to deteriorate in retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disease that leads to progressive blindness.

NEI-funded study: babies’ poor vision may help organize visual brain pathways

A new study funded by the NEI provides an account for how pathways in the brain's visual system may be shaped by developmental factors.

Strategy to prevent age-related macular degeneration identified

A new National Eye Institute-supported study identifies a possible way to slow or block progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in people over age 50.

NIH scientists test in an animal model a surgical technique to improve cell therapy for dry AMD

National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have developed a new surgical technique for implanting multiple tissue grafts in the eye's retina. The findings in animals may help advance treatment options for dry age-related macular degeneration.

NEI-funded study shows low blood sugar contributes to eye damage and vision loss in diabetic retinopathy

In a new National Institutes of Health-funded study led by scientists at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have determined that low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, may promote a breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier.

NIH researchers supercharge ordinary clinical device to get a better look at the back of the eye

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have leveraged artificial intelligence to transform a device designed to see tissues in the back of the eye into one sharp enough to make out individual cells.

NEI-funded researchers test new visual prosthesis system to restore vision

Brown University researchers have identified a promising new approach that may help to restore vision in people affected by macular degeneration and other retinal disorders.

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