Researchers discovered an immunological connection between the eye and the brain that could lead to new therapeutics for central nervous system diseases.
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.
Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome impairs astronauts’ vision, but new strategies to study the condition in space and on Earth may lead to treatments.
James Fujimoto, Eric Swanson, and David Huang developed optical coherence tomography, which transformed ophthalmological practice and spurred new imaging applications.
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.
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