NEI Research News

By combining two imaging modalities—adaptive optics and angiography—investigators at the National Eye Institute (NEI) can see live neurons, epithelial cells, and blood vessels deep in the eye’s light-sensing retina.

Portable probe developed by Duke biomedical engineers makes it possible to capture images of photoreceptors in the eyes of young children.

New ophthalmoscopy method obtains high-definition, high-contrast images of translucent cells where the disease originates.

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.

A tiny, transparent device that can fit into a contact lens has a bright future, potentially helping a range of scientific endeavors from biomedicine to geology.

Engineers and physicians at Duke University have developed a handheld device capable of capturing images of a retina with cellular resolution.

A study in mice funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows for the first time that high-contrast visual stimulation can help damaged retinal neurons regrow optic nerve fibers, otherwise known as retinal ganglion cell axons.

When people lose the ability to see, how do the visual parts of the brain change in response? And if they regain their sight, are the changes reversed?

Five bold projects will develop new technology to noninvasively image cells of the eye in unprecedented detail.The National Eye Institute (NEI) announced the awards as part of its Audacious Goals Initiative.

Indiana University researchers have detected new early-warning signs of the potential loss of sight associated with diabetes. This discovery could have far-reaching implications for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy