The optic nerve may help protect the brain from sickness
Researchers discovered an immunological connection between the eye and the brain that could lead to new therapeutics for central nervous system diseases.
Ophthalmology
Restoring color vision with gene therapy
People with achromatopsia have never seen color. Restorative gene therapies have had mixed success, leaving researchers wondering why.
Mini-retinas model human disease in a dish
Researchers use retinal organoids to screen drugs and hope to transplant them into the eyes of people with blindness in the coming years.
Rejuvenating the retina to save vision
In diabetic macular edema, senescent cells build up in the retina, leading to vision loss. A new drug forces these undead cells to die, healing the retina.
A dry eye problem offers a solution
Researchers are developing next-generation contact lenses that combat the disrupted fluid dynamics behind contact lens-induced dry eye syndrome.
All eyes on space
Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome impairs astronauts’ vision, but new strategies to study the condition in space and on Earth may lead to treatments.
Optical Coherence Tomography receives a 2023 Lasker Award
James Fujimoto, Eric Swanson, and David Huang developed optical coherence tomography, which transformed ophthalmological practice and spurred new imaging applications.
A vision of the future: Stem cells offer hope for retinal degeneration
Cell therapies derived from stem cells could one day prevent vision loss or even restore sight in retinal degenerative disease.
Powering up cells to power down corneal disease
Injecting healthy, exogenous mitochondria into the eye could combat mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy.
Detecting disease with smartphone images
To dismantle healthcare barriers in low-resource areas, researchers measure the color signatures of jaundice and anemia using a device that’s in everyone’s pocket.
