In a study published in the journal ACS Nano and supported by the National Institutes of Health, the research team showed that nanoparticles injected into the retina can successfully stimulate the ...

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a rare genetic eye disorder that causes the retina’s cells to break down over time, leading to ...

Among the forms of monogenic macular degeneration, the most common is Stargardt disease. This disease is ... deliver gene-editing tools into the eye. 5 The researchers used various systems to model ...

A lack of eye health awareness especially related to retinal diseases and the possible level of treatment available. An insufficient human resource development.

While not a cure, this study shows that PEDF-based eye drops can slow progression of a variety of degenerative retinal diseases in animals, including various types of retinitis pigmentosa and dry ...

Researchers have developed eye drops that extend vision in animal models of a group of inherited diseases that lead to progressive vision loss in humans, known as retinitis pigmentosa. Researchers ...

However, previous studies have identified vision problems as an independent risk factor for delirium following surgery. Retinal ... an eye imaging test called optical coherence tomography (OCT), which ...