Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of UC Davis Health researchers has shown that CD34+ stem cells can be safely administered into retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients’ eyes and may offer…
Tag: Ophthalmology
Human vision restored by stem cell replacement in regenerative medicine breakthrough
Fabrication and transplantation of human iCEPSs. Credit: The Lancet (2024). DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01764-1 Researchers led by Osaka University in Japan have conducted the first human trial using induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived corneal…
Black adults disproportionately affected as glaucoma reaches 4.22 million in the US
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A University of Michigan led study finds regional and demographic disparities in glaucoma burden. Results find that 4.22 million U.S. adults had glaucoma in 2022, with…
Laughter may be as effective as drops for dry eye disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Dry eye disease (DED) is a chronic condition estimated to affect around 360 million individuals worldwide. Common symptoms include uncomfortable, red, scratchy or irritated eyes. Evidence…
Gene therapy discovery triggers hope for glaucoma patients
Modulation of tau expression in C57BL/6 mice retinas. Credit: Acta Neuropathologica Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s40478-024-01804-0 The protein tau is essential to the function of cells in the brain and central…
How safe are your solar eclipse glasses? Cheap fakes from online marketplaces pose a threat, supply-chain experts say
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Americans from Maine to Texas are set for a rare treat on April 8, 2024, when a total solar eclipse will be visible across much of…
Are you one of the millions about to have cataract surgery? Here’s what ophthalmologists say you need to know
Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in the world. The vast majority of patients have excellent outcomes with few complications. Here are the numbers:…
Public release of AI to estimate biological sex from fundus images
Estimation accuracy of the sex estimation AI model developed this time (bar basis: file size of model). Credit: NII The Japanese Ophthalmological Society and the National Institute of Informatics have…
Light color is less important for the internal clock than originally thought, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Vision is a complex process. The visual perception of the environment is created by a combination of different wavelengths of light, which are decoded as colors…
A farsighted approach to tackle nearsightedness
Nearsightedness is on the rise, likely due to modern lifestyles that require seeing objects up close, rather than adjusting to vision in the distance. Credit: American Institute of Physics Modern…
