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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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Study identifies how diabetes slows healing in the eye

Cedars-Sinai researchers uncover disease-related changes to the cornea and propose potential therapeutic approaches to correct diabetic wound healing.

Study uncovers novel synaptic intricacies inside the retina

A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered novel cellular mechanisms within the retina, findings that could help advance the development of targeted therapeutics for diseases and conditions affecting vision.

Lab-grown ‘mini-corneas’ mimic developing human corneas

Three-dimensional, lab-grown “mini-corneas” resemble the developing human cornea, making them a powerful new tool for the study of corneal diseases, a study finds.

New nerve insights could someday help heal certain types of blindness and paralysis

UConn School of Medicine researchers report that a small population of nerve cells exist in everyone that could be coaxed to regrow, potentially restoring sight and movement after injury.
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Bile acid receptor could be innovative target in protecting the vision of premature newborns

Medical College of Georgia scientists have early evidence that targeting the bile acid receptor could provide earlier, more impactful treatments for premature babies to prevent retinopathy of prematurity.
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AI used to advance drug delivery system for glaucoma and other chronic diseases

Researchers have used artificial intelligence models and machine-learning algorithms to successfully predict which components of amino acids that make up therapeutic proteins are most likely to safely deliver therapeutic drugs to animal eye cells.

NEI Scientists publish recipe for making blood vessel cells from patient stem cells

Researchers at NIH’s National Eye Institute have published a detailed protocol for making three cell types that are key components to form blood vessels and capillaries.

NEI publishes town hall report on cell-based products for treating retinal disease

The National Eye Institute has published "Stem cell sources and characterization in the development of cell-based products for treating retinal disease: An NEI town hall report."
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Herpes study adds to understanding of viral reinfections, how to potentially prevent them

A new study on herpes infections of the eye from University of Illinois Chicago researchers identifies a key protein involved in viral reinfections that could be targeted by antiviral drugs.
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Do people and monkeys see colors the same way?

Study from University of Washington shows some nerve cell circuits for color vision are uniquely human.

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