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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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AGI-supported researchers discover gene pathways that regenerate neurons between the eye and the brain

A team of researchers has identified networks of genes that allow neurons to regenerate in animals like zebrafish.
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How is night vision maintained during retinal disease?

New research from the University of Utah provides insight on how people with retinal degenerative disease can maintain their night vision for a relatively long period of time.
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Live imaging method brings structural information to mapping of brain function

NEI-funded study shows coupling of structure and function at a sub-cellular level in visual areas of the mouse brain
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Real neurons are noisy. Can a retinal prosthetic figure that out?

The brain’s visual centers must be adept at filtering out noise from retinal cells to get to the true signal, and those filters have to constantly adapt. Prosthetic retinas are going to need this same filtering to succeed, NEI-funded research shows.
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LSU Health show nonharmful stress protects against disease in offspring

Researchers funded by the National Eye Institute show in a mammalian model the reprogramming of heritability to promote disease resilience in the next generation.
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Seeing the eye like never before

Scientists at the University of Washington School of Medicine detect minute changes in response to light in photoreceptors in a living eye.
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Texas A&M Researchers Develop Treatment For Canine Ocular Condition Using Turmeric

A College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and College of Pharmacy team believes the medication may also translate to the treatment of cataracts and uveitis in humans.
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New stem cell technique offers hope for those with corneal damage

Harvard Medical School surgeons at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have replaced the ocular surface of four patients who each experienced chemical burns to one eye.
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LSU Health Study Explains Multipronged SARS-CoV-2 Attack & Widespread COVID-19 Infection

A study of a gateway receptor for SARS-CoV-2 from Louisiana State University may help explain the wide variety of symptoms and organs involved with SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19.
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Scientists Identify the Cognitive Limitations that Hamper Our Decision-Making

How do we weigh risks? A new study from New York University and Peking University found that our cognitive limitations distort our notions of probability.

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