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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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Imaging Method Reveals Long-lived Patterns in Cells of the Eye

Cells of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) form unique patterns that can be used to track changes in this important layer of tissue in the back of the eye, researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have found.
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UNH Researchers Create a Hydrogel Contact Lens to Treat Serious Eye Disease

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have created a hydrogel that could one day be made into a contact lens to more effectively treat corneal melting.
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Molecular Classification and Comparative Taxonomies of Foveal and Peripheral Cells in Primate Retina

A team of researchers led by Harvard's Joshua Sanes applied high-throughput genetic sequencing methods to create the first cellular atlas of the primate retina.
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Nitisinone Increases Melanin in People With Albinism

A small pilot clinical study at the National Eye Institute (NEI) suggests that the drug nitisinone increases melanin production in some people with oculocutaneous albinism type 1B (OCA-1B), a rare genetic disease that causes pale skin and hair and poor vi
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Electrical Activity Early in Fruit Flies' Brain Development Could Shed Light on How Neurons Wire the Brain

Neurons somehow know which of their neighbors to connect with and which to avoid in the crowded environment of the central nervous system. But how?
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NEI Remembers Robert “Bob” Nussenblatt (1948-2016)

Robert Nussenblatt, M.D., chief of the Laboratory of Immunology at the National Eye Institute (NEI), died on April 17 at age 67.
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New target could help protect vision following optic nerve trauma

Scientists from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University have discovered that removing a pro-inflammatory enzyme promotes regeneration after an injury to the optic nerve.
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NIH Researchers Home in on Genes Linked to Age-Related Macular Degeneration

National Eye Institute scientists led a collaborative study and zeroed in on genes associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss and blindness among people age 65 and older.
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Glaucoma Detection Gets Potential Boost from Virtual Reality, Brain-Based Device

A wearable brain-based device called NGoggle that incorporates virtual reality could help improve glaucoma diagnosis and prevent vision loss.
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IUPUI researchers re-create retinal microenvironment in a dish with human stem cells

IUPUI scientists have used retinal ganglion cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells to create models that better mimic the human retina.