Glaucoma detection gets potential boost from virtual reality, brain-based device

A wearable brain-based device called NGoggle that incorporates virtual reality could help improve glaucoma diagnosis and prevent vision loss. Duke University researchers funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) have launched a clinical study...
29-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Faulty molecular master switch may contribute to AMD

A signaling pathway controlled by transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) could be involved in the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
22-Jan-2019 8:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

NIH researchers rescue photoreceptors, prevent blindness in animal models of retinal degeneration

Using a novel patient-specific stem cell-based therapy, researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) prevented blindness in animal models of geographic atrophy, the advanced “dry” form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is a...
16-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Researchers Design Technology That Sees Nerve Cells Fire

Researchers at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, have created a noninvasive technology that detects when nerve cells fire based on changes in shape. The method could be used to observe nerve activity in light-accessible parts of the body,...
12-Dec-2018 4:50 PM EST Add to Favorites

NEI awards prize for progress toward developing lab-made retinas

The National Eye Institute (NEI) awarded $25,000 to a team led by Wei Liu, Ph.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, for demonstrating progress toward the development of a living model of the human retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of...
4-Dec-2018 5:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

NIH Researchers Discover Neural Code That Predicts Behavior

Scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have found that neurons in the superior colliculus, an ancient midbrain structure found in all vertebrates, are key players in allowing us to detect visual objects and events.
23-Nov-2018 6:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

NIH Scientists Combine Technologies to View the Retina in Unprecedented Detail

By combining two imaging modalities—adaptive optics and angiography—investigators at the National Eye Institute (NEI) can see live neurons, epithelial cells, and blood vessels deep in the eye’s light-sensing retina. Resolving these tissues and...
14-Nov-2018 4:30 PM EST Add to Favorites

NIH-funded study proposes blurry vision in babies may guide brain development

Shortly after birth when the world is a blur, babies may be learning to identify patterns. According to a new study funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), the initial phase of blurry vision may be fundamental to the development of normal visual...
5-Nov-2018 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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