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29-Nov-2022 10:45 AM EST
New Genetic Mutation Behind Childhood Glaucoma Identified
Massachusetts Eye and Ear

An international team of researchers led by Mass Eye and Ear discovered a new genetic mutation that leads to childhood glaucoma, and in the process uncovered a new mechanism for causing the disease.

Newswise: One of Two Widely Used Macular Degeneration Drugs Outperforming Other at Weaning Patients off Treatment at One Year, Preliminary Study Shows
Released: 30-Nov-2022 1:30 PM EST
One of Two Widely Used Macular Degeneration Drugs Outperforming Other at Weaning Patients off Treatment at One Year, Preliminary Study Shows
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A pilot, “look-back” study of information about 106 patients with “wet” age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treated at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine has revealed that nearly half of patients treated with aflibercept could safely stop eye injection therapy after one year without further vision loss.

Newswise: Retinal cells may have the potential to protect themselves from diabetic retinopathy
Released: 29-Nov-2022 8:20 PM EST
Retinal cells may have the potential to protect themselves from diabetic retinopathy
Elsevier

About one third of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) develop diabetic retinopathy (DR), a leading cause of blindness in working-age individuals.

Released: 22-Nov-2022 12:05 PM EST
Psychology: What gazes reveal about us
Technische Universität Dresden

We constantly move our eyes to obtain important information from the environment. Measuring eye movements allows to understand how information is processed.

Newswise: New UCI-led study shows repeated stress accelerates aging of the eye
Released: 21-Nov-2022 12:05 PM EST
New UCI-led study shows repeated stress accelerates aging of the eye
University of California, Irvine

New research from the University of California, Irvine, suggests aging is an important component of retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma, and that novel pathways can be targeted when designing new treatments for glaucoma patients.

Released: 18-Nov-2022 4:40 PM EST
Lab grown 'mini eyes’ unlock understanding of blindness in rare genetic condition
University College London

Researchers at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) have grown ‘mini eyes', which make it possible to study and better understand the development of blindness in a rare genetic disease called Usher syndrome for the first time.

Newswise: Structure of a silkmoth protein helped Russian biotechnologists to learn more about eye protection
Released: 18-Nov-2022 2:05 AM EST
Structure of a silkmoth protein helped Russian biotechnologists to learn more about eye protection
Scientific Project Lomonosov

The transport protein named STARD3 is thought to be responsible for the accumulation of carotenoids in the human retina. It is carotenoids that work in the so-called “yellow spot” (macula lutea) of the retina, protecting it from oxidative stress and age-related degeneration.

   
Newswise: Blinding Eye Disease Strongly Associated With Serious Forms of Cardiovascular Disease
15-Nov-2022 8:00 AM EST
Blinding Eye Disease Strongly Associated With Serious Forms of Cardiovascular Disease
Mount Sinai Health System

Patients with a specific form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States, are also highly likely to have either underlying heart damage from heart failure and heart attacks, or advanced heart valve disease, or carotid artery disease associated with certain types of strokes, according to a new study from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

Released: 16-Nov-2022 6:15 PM EST
UC Davis Health First to Test Microshunt in Children with Refractory Childhood Glaucoma
UC Davis Health (Defunct)

A polymer-based microshunt is safe and effective in pediatric patients with refractory childhood glaucoma, according to a small, single-center case series at the UC Davis Health Eye Center. The children in the study needed trabeculectomy or implantation of a glaucoma drainage device.

Released: 10-Nov-2022 12:45 PM EST
US ophthalmology residency programs rank last for diversity, according to new study
UC Davis Health (Defunct)

A diverse physician workforce — one that looks like the patient population — can help improve health equity. But a new study of residency programs in the U.S. found ophthalmology programs rank last in underrepresented minorities compared to other specialties.

Newswise: National Institutes of Health awards Case Western Reserve University $7.3M for eye research
Released: 9-Nov-2022 12:45 PM EST
National Institutes of Health awards Case Western Reserve University $7.3M for eye research
Case Western Reserve University

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine a five-year, $7.3 million grant to identify new technology, methods and models to study the impact of inflammation and pain on eye health, specifically the surface.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:20 PM EST
Study Links Lower Hydroxychloroquine Dose to More Hospitalizations for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flares
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual scientific meeting, found that the recommended weight-based or non-weight-based dose of hydroxychloroquine led to more hospitalizations for flares among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Newswise: UTSW Optometrist Offers Optimum Care Guidelines for Contact Lens Users
Released: 3-Nov-2022 2:05 PM EDT
UTSW Optometrist Offers Optimum Care Guidelines for Contact Lens Users
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A recent viral video showing a California ophthalmologist removing 23 contact lenses from an elderly patient’s eye has drawn attention to the importance of properly using contact lenses to ensure the health of your eyes.

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Released: 2-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Kinsey Institute launches Disability and Sexual Health Initiative with condom use study
Indiana University

The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University is launching a new Disability and Sexual Health Initiative that will focus on under-researched populations with disabilities, starting with a study on condom use.

Released: 1-Nov-2022 8:05 AM EDT
What Retina Specialists Want You to Know About Diabetes and Vision
American Society of Retina Specialists

If you’re living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, you likely know how the condition can impact your overall health. But, focusing on how diabetes can affect your vision can go a long way toward maintaining your clear view of the world, according to the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS).

Newswise: October Research Highlights
Released: 31-Oct-2022 3:40 PM EDT
October Research Highlights
Cedars-Sinai

A Roundup of the Latest Medical Discoveries and Faculty News at Cedars-Sinai

Newswise: Inverted Dancers Have More Acute Visuomotor Perception
Released: 28-Oct-2022 6:05 PM EDT
Inverted Dancers Have More Acute Visuomotor Perception
University of Wyoming

Previous studies have determined that astronauts can judge inverted movements better than people on Earth due to the astronauts’ unique visuomotor experience with inverted movements in space.

Newswise: NIH researchers home in on a new cause of Stargardt disease
Released: 27-Oct-2022 11:30 AM EDT
NIH researchers home in on a new cause of Stargardt disease
NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)

Using a new stem-cell based model made from skin cells, scientists found the first direct evidence that Stargardt-related ABCA4 gene mutations affect a layer of cells in the eye called the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE).

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Released: 26-Oct-2022 1:30 PM EDT
NIH Scientists Discover Essential Step in Recharging the Eye’s Light-Sensing Retina
NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)

Scientists have discovered a mechanism by which an area of a protein shape-shifts to convert vitamin A into a form usable by the eye’s light-sensing photoreceptor cells.

11-Oct-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Green eyeglasses reduce pain-related anxiety in fibromyalgia patients, study shows
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Wearing special green eyeglasses for several hours a day reduces pain-related anxiety and may help decrease the need for opioids to manage severe pain in fibromyalgia patients and possibly others who experience chronic pain, according to a study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2022 annual meeting.

Newswise: NUS study addresses the causes of eye colour variation in primates
Released: 15-Oct-2022 8:05 AM EDT
NUS study addresses the causes of eye colour variation in primates
National University of Singapore (NUS)

A new study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore revealed that variation in primate eye colouration is partly due to differences in lighting in the habitats of primate species. This helps tip the balance towards an ecological, rather than sexual selection explanation, for the evolution of blue eye colour in humans.

   
Released: 13-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Eye Exams Save Lives
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Most people are surprised to learn that early signs of serious medical conditions affecting your body can be detected in the eyes.

Newswise: The Glaucoma Foundation will hold a half-day CME Accredited Symposium at the Harvard Club in New York on Saturday, October 22.
Released: 13-Oct-2022 1:25 PM EDT
The Glaucoma Foundation will hold a half-day CME Accredited Symposium at the Harvard Club in New York on Saturday, October 22.
The Glaucoma Foundation

The Glaucoma Seminar 2022, The Future is Now: Translating New Information into Clinical Practice, will provide a unique opportunity for eyecare professionals and others to explore the future of glaucoma diagnosis and treatment.

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Released: 10-Oct-2022 8:00 AM EDT
A Cooking Series for People With Vision Loss
American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF)

Science-based recipes for reducing the risk of macular degeneration progression (the AMD Diet), along with safe, low vision cooking practices

   
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4-Oct-2022 1:05 PM EDT
3D map reveals DNA organization within human retina cells
NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)

National Eye Institute researchers mapped the organization of human retinal cell chromatin, the fibers that package 3 billion nucleotide-long DNA molecules into compact structures that fit into chromosomes within each cell’s nucleus. The resulting comprehensive gene regulatory network provides insights into regulation of gene expression in general, and in retinal function, in both rare and common eye diseases. The study published in Nature Communications.

Released: 6-Oct-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Eye-opening discovery about adult brain’s ability to recover vision
University of California, Irvine

A discovery about how some visually impaired adults could start to see offers a new vision of the brain’s possibilities. The finding that the adult brain has the potential to partially recover from inherited blindness comes from a collaboration between researchers in the University of California, Irvine School of Biological Sciences and the School of Medicine.

Released: 3-Oct-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Study casts doubt on routine use of anesthesiologists in cataract surgery
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists routinely at bedside during cataract surgery, which accounts for more than two million surgeries per year in the U.S., according to a study publishing Oct. 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Newswise: Dr. Jaideep Bains to join UHN as new Director of the Krembil Research Institute
Released: 3-Oct-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Dr. Jaideep Bains to join UHN as new Director of the Krembil Research Institute
University Health Network (UHN)

(Toronto, Oct. 3, 2022) – University Health Network (UHN) is pleased to announce that Dr. Jaideep Bains will be joining our team as the new Director of the Krembil Research Institute. The Krembil Research Institute, one of the principal institutes within UHN, comprises the Krembil Brain Institute, the Schroeder Arthritis Institute and the Donald K.

Newswise: Researchers discover new molecular driver of retinoblastoma
Released: 3-Oct-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Researchers discover new molecular driver of retinoblastoma
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Despite decades of medical advances, children who develop the pediatric eye cancer retinoblastoma often lose their vision or an eye due to a lack of specific, targeted therapies and a poor molecular understanding of the cancer. Now researchers at UT Southwestern and the University of Miami have discovered that a molecule – estrogen-related receptor gamma, or ESRRG – becomes hyperactive and promotes tumor cell survival in retinoblastoma. Blocking ESRRG, the team reported in Science Advances, kills retinoblastoma cells.

Released: 2-Oct-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Potential Breakthrough Treatment for a Leading Cause of Blindness
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

A new AMD drug has shown it can slow the progression of this devastating eye condition.

Newswise: New Research Shows Half of Childhood Blindness in the US is Preventable
Released: 2-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
New Research Shows Half of Childhood Blindness in the US is Preventable
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Researchers used data from the IRIS Registry to get a cross-sectional view of childhood blindness in the US.

Newswise: Right Combination of Vitamins May Help Prevent Glaucoma
Released: 30-Sep-2022 11:10 AM EDT
Right Combination of Vitamins May Help Prevent Glaucoma
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Researchers found that people who consumed high amounts of vitamins A, C, and E, either as supplements or through food, were 47 percent less likely to develop glaucoma.

Newswise: New Study Shows People with Glaucoma are at Significant Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Released: 30-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
New Study Shows People with Glaucoma are at Significant Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

A large, nationwide study from Taiwan shows that people with normal-tension glaucoma are at high risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Newswise: Latest Research From the World’s Largest Eye Disease Data Registry
Released: 30-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Latest Research From the World’s Largest Eye Disease Data Registry
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

The IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) powered several big data studies this year, most of which will be presented and discussed at AAO 2022 Gather.

Newswise: Skipping This Sight-saving Treatment Is Costing Americans Their Vision
Released: 30-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Skipping This Sight-saving Treatment Is Costing Americans Their Vision
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

The number of people with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who fail to show up for follow-up appointments is higher than ophthalmologists feared.

Newswise: American Academy of Ophthalmology Receives $5 Million Gift for VR-Powered Clinical Education, Its Largest Ever
Released: 30-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
American Academy of Ophthalmology Receives $5 Million Gift for VR-Powered Clinical Education, Its Largest Ever
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

The American Academy of Ophthalmology today announced a $5 million gift from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation (KTEF) to develop a first-of-its-kind educational initiative.

Newswise: Protecting Children from Eye Allergies May Be as Simple as Encouraging Physical Fitness
Released: 30-Sep-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Protecting Children from Eye Allergies May Be as Simple as Encouraging Physical Fitness
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Researchers found that children who were more physically fit were less likely to develop allergic conjunctivitis.

Newswise: American Academy of Ophthalmology Receives $100,000 Grant to Improve Diagnostic Accuracy of Vision-Threatening Ocular Infections
Released: 29-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
American Academy of Ophthalmology Receives $100,000 Grant to Improve Diagnostic Accuracy of Vision-Threatening Ocular Infections
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

The American Academy of Ophthalmology is one of 11 specialty societies awarded a competitive grant from the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS), a coalition of 48 specialty societies representing more than 800,000 physicians across healthcare.

Newswise: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Identifies Molecular Markers to Increase Precision in Treatment of Retinoblastoma
Released: 26-Sep-2022 6:30 AM EDT
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Identifies Molecular Markers to Increase Precision in Treatment of Retinoblastoma
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Retinoblastoma is a cancer of the eye that occurs in infants and toddlers and can lead to loss of vision, loss of one or both eyes, and even death. Unlike most tumors, these cannot be biopsied because of the risk of spreading cancer to the rest of the body. In 2017, Jesse Berry, MD, surgeon and ocular oncologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, discovered that fluid removed from the eye during treatment of retinoblastoma contained tumor DNA and functioned as a liquid biopsy—providing information about the tumor and opening the door to earlier diagnosis and treatment.

Newswise: New UCI-led report Illustrates potential of precision genome editing in treating inherited retinal diseases
Released: 23-Sep-2022 1:05 PM EDT
New UCI-led report Illustrates potential of precision genome editing in treating inherited retinal diseases
University of California, Irvine

In a new paper, University of California, Irvine researchers explain how precision genome editing agents have enabled precise gene correction and disease rescue in inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). The study, titled, “Precision genome editing in the eye,” was published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

21-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Reusable contact lenses more than triple risk of rare preventable eye infection
University College London

People who wear reusable contact lenses are nearly four times as likely as those wearing daily disposables to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection, finds a study led by UCL and Moorfields researchers.

Released: 20-Sep-2022 2:30 PM EDT
Don’t look at me like that!
University of Würzburg

It’s a phenomenon that we have probably all experienced. You’re in a packed place surrounded by a swirling mass of people, and someone looks you in the eye.

Newswise: Cornea Research Pioneer Honored with Prestigious Champalimaud Vision Award
Released: 15-Sep-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Cornea Research Pioneer Honored with Prestigious Champalimaud Vision Award
Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Claes H. Dohlman, MD, Phd, considered a founder of modern cornea science, was awarded the 2022 António Champalimaud Vision Award for his vast contributions to vision research. The award comes with a €1,000,000 prize, one of the largest in scientific research.

Released: 14-Sep-2022 1:50 PM EDT
House Passes Prior Authorization Relief Bill
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

The House voted overwhelmingly today to reform prior authorization under the Medicare Advantage program to help ensure America’s seniors get the care they need when they need it.

   
Released: 8-Sep-2022 11:10 AM EDT
How can you explain the pain? Get the latest research on pain management in the Pain channel
Newswise

The latest research and expert commentary on pain management.

Newswise: NIH researchers develop gene therapy for rare ciliopathy
6-Sep-2022 8:05 AM EDT
NIH researchers develop gene therapy for rare ciliopathy
NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)

Researchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI) have developed a gene therapy that rescues cilia defects in retinal cells affected by a type of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a disease that causes blindness in early childhood.

Released: 8-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
The Science of Super-Recognizers’ Amazing Feats of Recognition
Association for Psychological Science

“Super-recognizers,” who account for about 2% of the population, rely not on photographic memories but “their ability to pick up highly distinctive visual information and put all the pieces of a face together like a puzzle, quickly and accurately.”

Newswise: How a single protein could unlock age-related vision loss
Released: 6-Sep-2022 5:05 PM EDT
How a single protein could unlock age-related vision loss
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Research led by Sanford Burnham Prebys professor Francesca Marassi, Ph.D., is helping to reveal the molecular secrets of macular degeneration, which causes almost 90% of all age-related vision loss. The study, published recently in the Biophysical Journal, describes the flexible structure of a key blood protein involved in macular degeneration and other age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and atherosclerosis.

Released: 1-Sep-2022 10:20 AM EDT
Aging Eyes? Guard Against Vision Loss By Watching for Retinal Disease, Ensuring Access to Expert Treatment in Insurance Plans
American Society of Retina Specialists

During September’s Healthy Aging Month, the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) and its members encourage older Americans, their friends and family to learn the facts about retinal conditions that can steal sight as people age. Knowing the signs and symptoms of retinal diseases, incorporating healthy retina habits, and confirming that expert retina specialist care and advanced treatments are available without delay through insurance plans can help protect and preserve vision.



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