Science Corporation Preliminary clinical trial data show that a retina implant restored vision for people whose central visual field has holes or blurry spots, Science Corporation reported this week. Trial participants could read text and recognize playing cards when using the implant, even though they were legally blind. The results, which have not been published in a...
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New hope for vision regeneration by reactivating dormant cells in the retina
by University of Montreal Ikzf1/4 expression induces morphological reprogramming of MG ex vivo. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122168120 There’s new hope for potentially restoring vision in patients suffering from degenerative retinal disease, thanks to work by researchers at Université de Montréal. Published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the research was...
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New kit beams images straight onto the retina from Sony camera
By Michael Franco March 15, 2023 The Retissa Neoviewer attaches to a standard Sony DSC-HX99 camera Sony Electronics In an effort to help vision-impaired people enjoy taking photographs, Sony has paired with QD Laser to create a retinal projection camera kit. By bypassing the outer layers of the eyes, the kit allows those who would...
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The Retina as a Potential Biomarker for Reduced Brain Matter
Researchers from the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE) have found a close connection between the dimensions of retinal structures and those of the brain. They report on this in the journal “Scientific Reports”. Their study results suggest that assessments of the eye’s retina could...
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Difference between retina’s biological age and person’s real age linked to heightened death risk
by British Medical Journal Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The difference between the biological age of the retina, the light sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye, and a person’s real (chronological) age, is linked to their risk of death, finds research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. This ‘retinal age...
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Alterations caused by ALS detected in the retina
UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID UCC-UCM, 8 November 2021. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), characterised by harm to brain neurons and to the spinal cord, also affects the tissue of the retina, according to a study headed up by Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). The research, published in Neural Regeneration Research, indicates that patients with ALS may suffer changes in...
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New type of nerve cell discovered in the retina
Source: University of Utah Health Scientists at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah have discovered a new type of nerve cell, or neuron, in the retina. In the central nervous system a complex circuitry of neurons communicate with each other to relay sensory and motor information; so-called interneurons serve as...
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Scientists identify locations of early prion protein deposition in retina
The earliest eye damage from prion disease takes place in the cone photoreceptor cells, specifically in the cilia and the ribbon synapses, according to a new study of prion protein accumulation in the eye by National Institutes of Health scientists. Prion diseases originate when normally harmless prion protein molecules become abnormal and gather in clusters...
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Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light
by University College London Staring at a deep red light for three minutes a day can significantly improve declining eyesight, finds a new UCL-led study, the first of its kind in humans. Scientists believe the discovery, published in the Journals of Gerontology, could signal the dawn of new affordable home-based eye therapies, helping the millions...
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The Health Benefits of Eggs
By Chloe Bennett, B.Sc. There have been countless debates regarding the health impact of regular egg consumption. While research has shown that consumption of the food product for breakfast can lead to increased weight loss, recent evidence shows that eating three eggs per week can increase the risk of early mortality. Image Credit: LightField Studios/Shutterstock.com...
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