NEI News
Imaging method reveals long-lived patterns in cells of the eye
Posted on Mar 21, 2019Cells 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.
NIH study finds no evidence that calcium increases risk of AMD
Posted on Mar 21, 2019Eating a calcium-rich diet or taking calcium supplements does not appear to increase the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to the findings of a study by scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI).
Nitisinone increases melanin in people with albinism
Posted on Feb 20, 2019A 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 vision.