While there are no successful non-invasive therapeutics currently available for the treatment of vision loss, researchers at have come up with a new idea to address this growing problem. Currently, ...

Retinal degenerative diseases, caused by progressive degeneration of the light-sensitive photoreceptors in the retina, is one of the major causes of vision loss and blindness, affecting tens of ...

The ultrasound stimulation system: Acoustic waves targeted at the retina excite the retinal neurons, which generate neural signals that are transmitted through the optic nerve to the brain. Brain ...

Between the years of 1973 and 1978, the world watched in wonder at the exploits of The Six Million Dollar Man. When NASA astronaut, Steve Austin, was injured during the flight of an experimental ...

An 8-year-old healthy girl presented to the New England Eye Center retina service for evaluation of a retinal lesion in the right eye. On a recent routine dilated eye exam, she was found to have a ...

Type 2 diabetes is a long-term condition that affects how the body controls blood sugar. Over time, high blood sugar can ...

Researchers at the University of Geneva, together with colleagues in Switzerland, France, the United States and Israel, ...

A detached retina occurs when the retina, a layer of tissue that covers most of the back of the eye, separates from its anchored position. Eye trauma is the most common cause, and the symptoms—blurred ...

The number of Americans with visual impairment or blindness is expected to jump to more than 8 million by the year 2050, according to research led by the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute ...