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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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NIH Challenge aimed at incentivizing data sharing recognizes Phase 1 winners

Ten teams are being recognized for their proof-of-concept ideas following Phase 1 of the Data Sharing Index (“S-Index”) Challenge, an NIH competition aimed at incentivizing data sharing

‘Eye-on-a-chip’ reveals trigger for steroid-induced glaucoma

Research funded by the National Eye Institute has identified the signaling mechanism that triggers steroid-induced glaucoma by creating a 3D “eye-on-a-chip” platform that mimics the flow of ocular fluids.

NEI-funded study reveals complex muscle control behind blinking and eyelid function

New research funded by the National Eye Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles has uncovered details about the muscle that controls blinking, offering a pathway toward developing blink-assisting prostheses.

Study confirms long-term benefit of implant for blinding eye disease

A new study spearheaded by investigators at Scripps Research and the National Eye Institute offers compelling evidence that vision loss from macular telangiectasia can be slowed with a neuroprotective surgical implant.

NEI funded research sheds new light on immune cell interactions in retina

During most eye infections or injuries, neutrophils, immune cells found in the blood, are usually the first line of defense. However, new research shows retina responds differently than other tissues in the body.

New research uncovers link between cancer pathway and blood-retina barrier function

A National Eye Institute-funded research team at the University of Minnesota Medical School discovered that a cancer signaling pathway has previously unrecognized roles in retina and brain blood vessels.

Eye cells "rewire" themselves when vision begins to fail

A new study funded by the National Eye Institute shows that certain retinal cells can rewire themselves when vision begins to deteriorate in retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disease that leads to progressive blindness.

Connect or reject: extensive rewiring builds binocular vision in the brain

Scientists have long known that the brain’s visual system isn’t fully hardwired from the start—it becomes refined by what babies see—but the authors of a new study still weren’t prepared for the degree of rewiring they observed.

NEI-funded study: babies’ poor vision may help organize visual brain pathways

A new study funded by the NEI provides an account for how pathways in the brain's visual system may be shaped by developmental factors.

Strategy to prevent age-related macular degeneration identified

A new National Eye Institute-supported study identifies a possible way to slow or block progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in people over age 50.

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