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Released: 20-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Launches Translational Eye and Vision Research Center
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine has launched a new Translational Eye and Vision Research Center, located inside Biotech Place, in Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Leaders envision the center serving as a visionary hub that will redefine the landscape of eye and vision research.

Released: 14-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
WashU awarded up to $20M to create portable device to scan for eye diseases
Washington University in St. Louis

Chao Zhou, a professor of biomedical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded an up to $20 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).

   
Newswise: New treatment developed to dramatically slow down the progression of blindness-causing retinal diseases
Released: 14-Feb-2024 12:00 AM EST
New treatment developed to dramatically slow down the progression of blindness-causing retinal diseases
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that Dr. Maesoon Im of the Brain Science Institute, together with Prof. Seung Ja Oh of Kyung Hee University and Prof. Kangwon Lee of Seoul National University, successfully incorporated anti-inflammatory drugs into a hydrogel to suppress inflammation in the retina and effectively deliver the drugs to the inflamed area.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
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Newswise

Below are some of the latest research and features on this growing population of older adults in the Seniors channel on Newswise.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
2023 winners of ARVO Advocacy Awards announced
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

Rockville, Md. - The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) announced today the 2023 recipients of its annual Advocacy Awards: Achievements in Eye and Vision Advocacy Award ― Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi, RN, PhD, (Moorfields National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, U.K.) and Rohan Bir Singh, MD (Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, U.S.)

Newswise: Study visually captures a hard truth: Walking home at night is not the same for women
Released: 8-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Study visually captures a hard truth: Walking home at night is not the same for women
Brigham Young University

An eye-catching new study shows just how different the experience of walking home at night is for women versus men.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Organic compound found in trees could prevent contact lens eye infections
University of Portsmouth

A new study suggests a naturally-occurring material is an effective disinfectant for contact lenses, worn by millions of people worldwide.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 4:05 AM EST
Organic compound found in trees could prevent contact lens eye infections
University of Portsmouth

A new study, by the University of Portsmouth in England and Naresuan and Pibulsongkram Rajabhat universities in Thailand, suggests a naturally-occurring material is an effective disinfectant for contact lenses and could help millions of people worldwide.

Released: 5-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
The influence of the cellular environment on vision
Ruhr-Universität Bochum

The research team investigated the four extracellular matrix proteins Brevican, Neurocan, Tenascin-C and Tenascin-R, which occur in the cell environment of nerve cells of the retina.

   
Released: 5-Feb-2024 10:00 AM EST
ARVO Foundation announces 2024 recipient of Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision Research
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

Rockville, Md.—The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation has named David A. Atchison, PhD, DSc, as the 2024 recipient of the Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision.

Released: 5-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
ARVO Foundation announces winner of 2024 Ludwig von Sallmann Clinician-Scientist Award
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation announced today that Sally L. Baxter, MD, MSc, is the 2024 recipient of the Ludwig von Sallmann Clinician-Scientist Award.

Newswise:Video Embedded nus-researchers-develop-ai-powered-eye-for-visually-impaired-people-to-see-objects
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Released: 4-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
NUS researchers develop AI-powered ‘eye’ for visually impaired people to ‘see’ objects
National University of Singapore (NUS)

Shopping for groceries is a common activity for many of us, but for visually impaired people, identifying grocery items can be daunting.

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Released: 4-Feb-2024 6:00 AM EST
Early Intervention is Critical to Saving Sight with Macular Degeneration
American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF)

AMDF and TLI launch a campaign to raise awareness about macular degeneration with the official release of a short film featuring TLI fellow Laura Carabello.

Released: 2-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
New drug could prevent diabetic eye and kidney disease in people with diabetes
University of Bristol

New research has shown a new type of inhibitor drug could prevent microvascular diabetic complications, such as diabetic eye and kidney disease. The University of Bristol-led research is published in Cardiovascular Diabetology.

Newswise: What Retina Specialists Want You to Know about AMD to Save Sight
Released: 1-Feb-2024 7:05 AM EST
What Retina Specialists Want You to Know about AMD to Save Sight
American Society of Retina Specialists

During February’s AMD Awareness Month, the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) is sharing critical knowledge on AMD to help safeguard sight.

30-Jan-2024 3:00 PM EST
Free Resources for the Public for AMD Awareness Month
American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF)

A 2024 AMD Awareness Month Resource Page, designed for the public and journalists, offers educational content, shareable talking points, fact sheets, shareable social media graphics, videos, opportunities for action, and more.

Released: 29-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
H. Dunbar Hoskins Jr., MD, Who Transformed the Academy Into an International Association, Dies at 84
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

As executive vice president from 1993 to 2009, Dr. Hoskins grew the American Academy of Ophthalmology into the world’s largest association of eye physicians and surgeons and guided it into the digital era, with the goal of providing ophthalmologists worldwide with resources to improve ophthalmic care and their patients’ lives.

Newswise: Retinal Photoreceptors Use Dual Pathways to Tell Brain ‘I’ve Seen the Light!’
Released: 25-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Retinal Photoreceptors Use Dual Pathways to Tell Brain ‘I’ve Seen the Light!’
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Working with mammalian retinal cells, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine have shown that, unlike most light-sensing cells (photoreceptors) in the retina, one special type uses two different pathways at the same time to transmit electrical “vision” signals to the brain.



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