National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have developed a new surgical technique for implanting multiple tissue grafts ...

Scientists have identified never-before-seen cells in the human eye that could potentially help reverse vision loss caused by common diseases, such as macular degeneration. The researchers ...

Inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) are a group of genetic disorders that lead to progressive vision loss as the ...

A density gradient of basement membrane laminins modulates retinal pigment epithelium contractility levels by differential ...

Our eyes could potentially be coaxed into a special repair mode above and beyond our natural self-healing abilities, according to a new study, thanks to the delivery of antibodies that trigger nerve ...

Although millions of people worldwide suffer from retinal degeneration-associated blindness, no curative treatment is available. 1 Stem cell therapies hold promise for promoting regeneration. Retinal ...

Despite having big eyes, the whales can't make out details of objects more than a few body lengths away, according to a new ...

Kriya Therapeutics presented preclinical data on its gene therapy candidate for the treatment of geographic atrophy.

Researchers in Korea looked at why cold-blooded invertebrates called zebrafish had the ability to regenerate retina cells, while people can't. Dr. James Dello Russo, a New Jersey-based optometrist ...

This part of your eye sends images through your optic nerve to the brain. It contains millions of cells that detect light like a camera. Retinal detachment occurs when the retina pulls away from ...

NIH Scientists Test in an Animal Model a Surgical Technique to Improve Cell Therapy for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration ...