Researchers Find Potential New Gene Therapy for Blinding Disease

Scientists funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) report a novel gene therapy that halts vision loss in a canine model of a blinding condition called autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP). The strategy could one day be used to slow or...
20-Aug-2018 5:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

NEI funded researchers identify 133 genetic variants that predict glaucoma risk

Researchers funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) have identified 133 genetic variants that predict with 75-percent accuracy a person’s risk for developing glaucoma related to elevated pressure within the eye. Future genetic tests could...
31-May-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

NIH Researchers Develop 'Hibernation in a Dish' to Study How Animals Adapt to the Cold

Researchers at the National Eye Institute have discovered cellular mechanisms that help the 13-lined ground squirrel survive hibernation. Their findings could be a step toward extending storage of human donor tissues awaiting transplantation and...
4-May-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Omega-3s From Fish Oil Supplements No Better Than Placebo for Dry Eye

Omega-3 fatty acid supplements taken orally proved no better than placebo at relieving symptoms or signs of dry eye, according to the findings of a well-controlled trial funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of...
13-Apr-2018 12:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Immune Cells in the Retina Can Spontaneously Regenerate

Immune cells called microglia can completely repopulate themselves in the retina after being nearly eliminated, according to a new study in mice from scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI). The cells also re-establish their normal...
19-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

NIH Launches International Study of AMD Progression

A new clinical study led by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, will follow 500 people over five years to learn more about the natural history of early age-related macular degeneration (AMD). By using the...
26-Feb-2018 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Low Vision Research Shifts Into Overdrive

Tim Goetz drives about 200,000 miles each year. Remarkably, Goetz is legally blind. Research funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) is helping Goetz and others like him get or stay behind the wheel while keeping roads safe for everyone.
22-Feb-2018 8:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

NEI Support Paved Early Pathway for Novel Glaucoma Therapies

The recent approval of two novel medications for glaucoma – the first new medications for the disorder in nearly 18 years – are fruit borne from decades of foundational scientific research supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI). The two...
6-Feb-2018 4:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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