Being more socially active in your 50s and 60s predicts a lower risk of developing dementia later on, finds a […]
Low-cost retinal scanner could help prevent blindness worldwide: Re-engineered device offers clinically accurate eye scans at a fraction of the cost
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a low-cost, portable optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanner that promises to bring the […]
Eye’s vulnerability to macular degeneration revealed
Scientists have found significant differences in the shape and biology of the same type of cell taken from different parts […]
New discovery provides key to side effects caused by erectile dysfunction drugs
In a study published in Science Advances magazine, researchers from the University of California, Irvine have captured, for the first […]
Google research shows how AI can make ophthalmologists more effective: Study shows that together, AI and physicians can improve eye care
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, diagnosing disease faster and potentially with greater accuracy than physicians, some have suggested that […]
Risk of blindness among premature babies with low levels of blood platelets
Premature babies with low levels of platelets (thrombocytes) in their blood run a greatly increased risk of being afflicted with […]
A potential new way to treat some of the most common blinding diseases
Many eye diseases, including diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration, exhibit increased permeability of blood vessels in the macular (central) portion […]
Better assessments for early AMD
The European MACUSTAR consortium is conducting a multi-country clinical study on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) coordinated by the University of […]
Handheld probe images photoreceptors in children: Device as big as billiard table reduced to size of two-inch stack of index cards
Duke University researchers have developed a handheld probe that can image individual photoreceptors in the eyes of infants. The technology, […]
A new generation of artificial retinas based on 2D materials
Scientists report they have successfully developed and tested the world’s first ultrathin artificial retina that could vastly improve on existing […]