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·June 9, 2022·3 min read

New Genetic Eye Disease Discovered

Researchers have identified a new genetic eye disease that affects the macula.

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·June 7, 2022·6 min read

An Intriguing Connection Between Diet, Eye Health, and Lifespan

A new study of drosophila reveals a link between circadian rhythm, diet, lifespan, and eye health. Unexpectedly, researchers found processes in the fly eye that appear to drive the aging process.

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·June 3, 2022·3 min read

Researchers Make a Novel Discovery in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Treatment with Humanin G reduced protein levels of inflammation markers that become elevated in age-related macular degeneration.

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·May 23, 2022·5 min read

Retinal OFF Ganglion Cells Allow Detection of Quantal Shadows at Starlight

A small group of retinal cells, known as OFF ganglion cells, can detect small dips in light levels and appear to be responsible for shadow detection.

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·May 19, 2022·5 min read

Spying on Thousands of Neurons in the Brain’s Vision Center Simultaneously

A novel, custom-built microscope allowed researchers to track the activity of a single neuron across the entire visual cortex.

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·May 10, 2022·3 min read

Poor Eyesight Unfairly Mistaken for Brain Decline

Cognitive tests that rely on vision-dependent tasks may skew results for up to 25% of adults over 50 with undiagnosed visual problems such as AMD and cataracts. This may lead to a misdiagnosis of mild cognitive impairment in older adults.

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·May 4, 2022·5 min read

Fecal Transplants Reverse Hallmarks of Aging

Transplanting fecal microbiota from young mice to older mice reversed hallmark signs of aging in the gut, brains, and eyes. Transplanting the fecal microbiota from old to young mice had the reverse effect, inducing inflammation in the brain and depleting a key protein associated with healthy vision.

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·May 1, 2022·3 min read

Infants Preferentially Perceive Faces in the Upper Visual Field

The upper visual field bias for faces emerges at around 7 months of age. Babies over 7 months developed a preference for memorizing the upper portions of a face.

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·April 23, 2022·4 min read

How Do Our Eyes Stay Focused on What We Reach For?

When reaching for a target object, we anchor our gaze to the target of the reach moment, thereby looking at the target for longer periods. This helps make our reach more accurate.

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·April 13, 2022·5 min read

Could Ultrasound Help the Blind See?

Focused ultrasound technology that stimulates the retina may help those with blindness to regain their vision.

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·April 11, 2022·4 min read

People With Vision Impairments up to Four Times More Likely to Suffer Mental Health Problems

People who suffer from visual impairments or blindness by age 50 are four times more likely to report mental health problems, including anxiety and depression than those with better eyesight.

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·March 25, 2022·5 min read

Attention to Objects in Peripheral Vision Is Not Driven by Tiny Eye Movements

While microsaccades appear to boost or diminish the strength of brain signals associated with attention, eye movements are not drivers for these brain signals.