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Optic nerve

Seeing a path to nerve regeneration

UConn scientists find protein that stimulates regrowth of optic nerve cells.
Contact lens with special edges on a person's eye.

Federal grants awarded to develop tech to monitor, treat chronic eye diseases

Purdue research teams will develop specialized smart soft contact lenses that continuously monitor or treat chronic ocular diseases like glaucoma, corneal neovascularization and dry eye syndromes.
Glaucoma and the optic nerve

Researchers identify genes and cell types that may have causal role in primary open-angle glaucoma formation

In a new study, researchers conducted a comprehensive study that uncovered key genes, biological processes and cell types that may affect the pathogenesis of primary open angle glaucoma, in intraocular pressure-dependent and independent manners.
Woman reading eye chart

Mega-analysis identifies gene variants associated with glaucoma in people of African ancestry

A new analysis focusing specifically on people of African ancestry identified three gene variants that may be contributing to this population’s susceptibility to developing and being blinded by glaucoma.
Office-Glaucoma

New research aims to develop novel therapeutic for glaucoma

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are using a novel approach to hopefully develop a new therapy for glaucoma, a complex disease that eventually leads to blindness.

NEI posts executive summary of workshop on extracellular vesicles

The September 14 workshop brought together multidisciplinary experts in extracellular vesicles – cell-secreted nanoparticles that mediate cell-cell communication.

Signs of glaucoma may be detectable years in advance of disease onset

Research funded by the National Eye Institute suggests that low density of pigment in the macula, the region of the retina required for sharp central vision, is associated with thinning of the retina and may serve as an early warning sign of glaucoma.

Metabolomics: a new approach to understanding glaucoma

NEI Director Michael F. Chiang featured recent research by NEI grantee Louis Pasquale, Mount Sinai, in an NIH Director’s Blog post.

UConn health researchers find that youthful proteins help nerves regrow

Ribosomal protein genes that are found at low levels in adult nerve cells may be very important to axon regeneration.

Putting regenerative therapies on the map

Members of the National Eye Institute's Audacious Goals Initiative (AGI) published an outline of milestones to reach before commencing clinical trials of regenerative therapies for retinal disease.

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