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·December 8, 2022·4 min read

AI Technology to Help Reduce the Risk of Vision Loss and Stroke

New AI technology is able to detect changes to the retina and predict the risk of retinal vein occlusion. Researchers say the technology could also be used to detect heart attack and stroke risks.

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·November 17, 2022·5 min read

Age-Related Macular Degeneration Associated With Serious Forms of Cardiovascular Disease

People with subretinal drusenoid deposits (SDD), a form of age-related macular degeneration, are more likely to have underlying heart damage as a result of heart failure or heart attacks, or other forms of cardiovascular disease associated with increased stroke risk.

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·November 2, 2022·6 min read

Poor Quality Sleep May Be Linked to Heightened Risk of Irreversible Sight Loss

Those who suffer from poor sleep quality, including daytime sleepiness, snoring, or getting too much or too little sleep, are at increased risk of developing glaucoma.

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·October 6, 2022·4 min read

The Adult Brain Can Recover Lost Vision

Administering a chemical compound called synthetic retinoids to the retina helped restore brain networks associated with vision and prompted the growth of two times more neurons, effectively restoring vision in adult mouse models of the genetic visual disorder LCA.

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·September 23, 2022·3 min read

Uncovering the Key Process That Contributes to Vision Loss and Blindness in People With Diabetes

The loss of blood flow autoregulation caused by diabetes is the result of the disruption of the TRPV2 protein. Even in the absence of diabetes, disrupted blood flow autoregulation causes damage closely resembling that seen in diabetic retinopathy.

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·September 7, 2022·4 min read

A Single Protein Could Unlock Age-Related Vision Loss

Determining the structure of vitronectin, a protein implicated in age-related macular degeneration and some neurodegenerative disorders, and using pressure to alter the protein shape may help in the development of new treatments for AMD.

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·August 25, 2022·3 min read

New Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Treating Age Related Macular Degeneration

A new study reports that a new gene therapy shows promise in treating dry age-related macular degeneration. The gene therapy, ophNdi1, directly targets mitochondrial function that is malfunctioning in AMD.

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·July 27, 2022·4 min read

Genetic Clues to Age-Related Macular Degeneration Revealed

The discovery of new genetic signatures associated with age-related macular degeneration may lead to better diagnosis and treatment of the currently incurable vision disorder.

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·July 27, 2022·4 min read

Black Patients Found Six Times More Likely to Have Advanced Vision Loss After Glaucoma Diagnosis Than White Patients

Researchers say Black patients are at greater risk of advanced vision loss than white patients following a diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma.

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·July 23, 2022·5 min read

Trauma of Diagnosis Stays With Eye Disease Patients

The way in which a patient is informed they have a specific eye disease can impact their psychological health and ability to deal with their condition in the long term.

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·July 21, 2022·5 min read

Loss of ‘Youth’ Protein May Drive Aging in Eye

Age-related changes in the retina may be driven by the loss of the pigment epithelium-derived factor protein. The findings could pave the way for the development of treatment for age-related macular degeneration and other age-related vision loss disorders.

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·July 20, 2022·6 min read

A New Way to Fight Pigmentary Retinopathy

The visual system adapts to the loss of photoreception by increasing sensitivity but simultaneously becomes deleteriously hyperactive. The findings could lead to new therapies to protect vision or reverse vision loss.