A genetic mutation linked to age related macular degeneration has been discovered, according to a new study.
Fluoxetine, the antidepressant commonly known as Prozac, may be beneficial for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration. Researchers found Prozac significantly slowed the rate at which people over 50 developed AMD.
Surgeons have successfully performed the world's first operation inside the eye using a robot.
Researchers have developed a cornea implant from the collagen protein of pig skin. The implant restored the vision of 20 people with diseased corneas. The new implant could be a viable alternative to human cornea transplantation.
Researchers have discovered that crossmodal mappings can be used by assistive devices to help the blind detect their environment without requiring intensive training.
A new study reports amyloid beta proteins are able to accumulate in the retina and damage it, which may result in age related macular degeneration in older people.
A new study provides deeper insight into what happens in the brains of babies as they try to make visual sense of the world.
Researchers report temporary postnatal visual deprivation induces permanent auditory responses in the visual area of the infant's brain.
Researchers find simulated blindness in adult mice sharpens the animal's hearing.
In three adults, repeat dose safely improves vision. Gene therapy for congenital blindness has taken another step forward, as researchers...
Researchers decipher the retina's neural code for brain communication to create novel, more effective prosthetic retinal device for blindness.
Researchers find those who are blind from birth visualize numbers the opposite way around from sighted people.
