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·June 16, 2022·5 min read

Scientists Transplant Human Photoreceptors to Successfully Recover Daylight Perception in Mice

Researchers developed a new method for producing high numbers of human photoreceptor cells. The human photoreceptor cells can be transplanted in bulk to partially degenerated mouse retinas and improve the detection of daylight in mice with damaged eyesight.

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·March 8, 2022·5 min read

Circadian Clock May Protect Aging Eyes

If the circadian clock is disrupted, we might be at greater risk of retinal degeneration as we age.

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·August 18, 2020·5 min read

Artificial Intelligence Recognizes Deteriorating Photoreceptors

Novel artificial intelligence software can provide a precise assessment of the progression of geographic atrophy. The technology can also determine the integrity of photoreceptors and detect progressive degenerative changes beyond the main lessons associated with GA.

This shows neurons in the fly visual cortex

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·January 12, 2020·5 min read

How do fruit flies see in color?

Researchers have identified a circuit in the brains of fruit flies, which enables them to see in color. The network is similar to that which allows human color vision. The findings could help in the development of AI technologies.

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·November 25, 2019·5 min read

Babies in the womb may see more than we thought

Light sensitive cells in the fetal retina communicate as part of an interconnected network, giving the retina more light sensitivity during development that previously believed.

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·February 28, 2019·5 min read

Nanotech Makes it Possible for Mice to See In Infrared

Researchers use nanotech to enhance vision in mice, enabling them to see infrared light as well as visible light.

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·January 28, 2019·5 min read

Tiny Eye Movements Affect How We See Contrast

Contrast sensitivity may be a result of small eye movements people may not be aware they are making, a new study reports.

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·October 14, 2018·6 min read

Dish Grown Human Retinas Explain How Color Vision Develops

Using human retinal tissue grown from stem cells, researchers shed light on how color vision develops. The study found thyroid hormones dictated whether the cells became blue, green or red photoreceptors.