Reprogramming stem cells to make 'retinal sheets' to treat blindness in minipigs

byThe Company of BiologistsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMillions of people around the world are affected by retinal degenerative diseases. In most cases, loss of vision is caused by damage

Updated on: December 09,2024 0

Reprogramming stem cells to make 'retinal sheets' to treat blindness in minipigs

byThe Company of BiologistsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMillions of people around the world are affected by retinal degenerative diseases. In most cases, loss of vision is caused by damage

Updated on:December 09,2024 0

Experts define elements of brain-based visual impairment in children

byNational Eye InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainExperts convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified five elements of a brain-based condition that has emerged as a leadin

Updated on: November 21,2024 0

Experts define elements of brain-based visual impairment in children

byNational Eye InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainExperts convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified five elements of a brain-based condition that has emerged as a leadin

Updated on:November 21,2024 0

AI matches or outperforms human specialists in retina and glaucoma management, study finds

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA large language model (LLM) artificial intelligence (AI) system can match, or in some cases outperform, human ophthalmologists in the

Updated on: March 05,2024 15

AI matches or outperforms human specialists in retina and glaucoma management, study finds

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA large language model (LLM) artificial intelligence (AI) system can match, or in some cases outperform, human ophthalmologists in the

Updated on:March 05,2024 15

Aging retinal pigmented epithelium: Omics-based insights into vision decline

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new editorial paper titled "Aging retinal pigmented epithelium: omics-based insights into vision decline" has beenpublishedin&nbs

Updated on: July 10,2024 0

Aging retinal pigmented epithelium: Omics-based insights into vision decline

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new editorial paper titled "Aging retinal pigmented epithelium: omics-based insights into vision decline" has beenpublishedin&nbs

Updated on:July 10,2024 0

MSC-mediated mitochondrial transfer holds therapeutic promise for Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy patients

byScience China PressPatch-clamp recordings demonstrated that LHON neurons, which typically exhibit impaired sodium and potassium currents, showed restored electrophysiological function after co

Updated on: September 10,2024 0

MSC-mediated mitochondrial transfer holds therapeutic promise for Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy patients

byScience China PressPatch-clamp recordings demonstrated that LHON neurons, which typically exhibit impaired sodium and potassium currents, showed restored electrophysiological function after co

Updated on:September 10,2024 0

Cataract surgery could save your eyesight and maybe your life, study suggests

by Ernie MundellCataract surgery could restore good vision to older people and by doing so cut their odds for potentially life-threatening falls, a new study finds.Folks who got the surgery had signif

Updated on: October 30,2024 0

Cataract surgery could save your eyesight and maybe your life, study suggests

by Ernie MundellCataract surgery could restore good vision to older people and by doing so cut their odds for potentially life-threatening falls, a new study finds.Folks who got the surgery had signif

Updated on:October 30,2024 0

Light therapy might help ease 'dry' form of macular degeneration

by Dennis ThompsonLight therapy could be a useful treatment for the most common form of age-related macular degeneration, a new study says.The therapy, called photobiomodulation or "red light&quo

Updated on: October 30,2024 0

Light therapy might help ease 'dry' form of macular degeneration

by Dennis ThompsonLight therapy could be a useful treatment for the most common form of age-related macular degeneration, a new study says.The therapy, called photobiomodulation or "red light&quo

Updated on:October 30,2024 0

New technology offers promising treatment for ischemic retinopathy

by JooHyeon Heo,Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyContribution of TRAP1 to the development of ischemic retinopathy. (A) Schematic for the experimental procedures of OIR mice. B)

Updated on: March 05,2024 19

New technology offers promising treatment for ischemic retinopathy

by JooHyeon Heo,Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyContribution of TRAP1 to the development of ischemic retinopathy. (A) Schematic for the experimental procedures of OIR mice. B)

Updated on:March 05,2024 19

Researchers find promising candidate to treat irreversible lung and eye diseases in extremely premature infants

by ElsevierCaption: In response to a high oxygen insult, the lungs of wild-type mice (left-hand side) show alveolar simplification and enlargement, septal wall thickening (blue arrow), and leukoc

Updated on: May 05,2024 10

Researchers find promising candidate to treat irreversible lung and eye diseases in extremely premature infants

by ElsevierCaption: In response to a high oxygen insult, the lungs of wild-type mice (left-hand side) show alveolar simplification and enlargement, septal wall thickening (blue arrow), and leukoc

Updated on:May 05,2024 10

Home lighting tied to activity levels in adults with visual impairment

by Lori SolomonThe home environment, particularly lighting, may influence home activity metrics in older adults with visual impairment, according to astudypublished online Feb. 8 inJ

Updated on: March 05,2024 14

Home lighting tied to activity levels in adults with visual impairment

by Lori SolomonThe home environment, particularly lighting, may influence home activity metrics in older adults with visual impairment, according to astudypublished online Feb. 8 inJ

Updated on:March 05,2024 14

Visual prosthesis simulator offers a glimpse into the future

by Netherlands Institute for NeuroscienceHow does a visual prosthesis work? Credit: Charlotte Daemen, Netherlands Institute for NeuroscienceIn collaboration with their colleagues at the Donders I

Updated on: March 05,2024 13

Visual prosthesis simulator offers a glimpse into the future

by Netherlands Institute for NeuroscienceHow does a visual prosthesis work? Credit: Charlotte Daemen, Netherlands Institute for NeuroscienceIn collaboration with their colleagues at the Donders I

Updated on:March 05,2024 13

Corneal toxicity reported with mirvetuximab soravtansine

by Elana GotkineFor patients receiving mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) treatment for primary gynecologic malignancies, corneal toxicity is not uncommon, but usually resolves, according to a study pre

Updated on: October 30,2024 0

Corneal toxicity reported with mirvetuximab soravtansine

by Elana GotkineFor patients receiving mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) treatment for primary gynecologic malignancies, corneal toxicity is not uncommon, but usually resolves, according to a study pre

Updated on:October 30,2024 0