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NEI Research News

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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LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project

In October 2009, the FDA, the National Eye Institute, and the Department of Defense launched the LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project.
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NIH adds first images to major research database

More than 72,000 clinical photographs illustrate age-related eye disease progression
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ACCORD Eye Study Finds Two Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease Progression

In high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers have found that two therapies may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that is the leading cause of vision loss in working-age Americans.
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Los latinos en los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) tienen indices elevados de perdida de vision y ciertos trastornos de los ojos

Los investigadores determinaron que los latinos presentan mayores índices de deterioro visual, ceguera, enfermedad diabética del ojo y cataratas que los blancos no hispanos.
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U.S. Latinos Have High Rates of Developing Vision Loss and Certain Eye Conditions

Latinos have higher rates of developing visual impairment, blindness, diabetic eye disease, and cataracts than non-Hispanic whites, researchers found. These are the first estimates of visual impairment and eye disease development in Latinos.
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Comparative-Effectiveness Study Confirms New Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema

Researchers have shown that ranibizumab eye injections, often in combination with laser treatment, result in better vision than laser treatment alone for diabetes-associated swelling of the retina.
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Additional Genes Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration Identified

A large genetic study of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has identified three new genes associated with this blinding eye disease-two involved in the cholesterol pathway.
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Strategy Confirmed to Help Doctors Determine When to Treat Retinopathy of Prematurity

Scientists have shown that through an eye exam, doctors can identify infants who are most likely to benefit from early treatment for a potentially blinding eye condition called retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), resulting in better vision for many children
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NEI Mourns Dr. M. Velma Dobson

The National Eye Institute mourns the loss of M. Velma Dobson, Ph.D., a long-time advisor and expert on NEI clinical research studies in infants and children. She passed away on Friday, April 9 from Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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Myopia Increasing in the U.S. Population

A National Eye Institute (NEI) study found that the prevalence of myopia, or nearsightedness, increased 66 percent in the United States between 1971-1972 and 1999-2004.