Treatments for Childhood Myopia
Cases of childhood myopia, also known as nearsightedness, have increased over the past few decades. The most severe form, high myopia, could affect 1 billion people worldwide by 2050. While corrective lenses (eyeglasses or contacts) help persons with myopia achieve near 20/20 vision, the condition can lead to retinal detachment and glaucoma. There are treatments […]
Damage & Repair
When something breaks, you want to fix it. And when you fix the item in question, you want it to stay fixed and not keep breaking. It’s even better to find out why something is breaking so that you can fix it once and for all. The same can be said about our bodies—particularly our […]
Visual Clutter and Cognitive Processing
According to most studies, 80 percent of what humans learn comes from vision. Of course, all that visual information goes to the brain, where it is processed, and a person does a specific action, such as picking up an object or moving from Point A to Point B. This makes the eyes the front part […]
Ocular Melanoma News 2025 Part Two
Ocular Melanoma News 2025 Part One discussed research that will predict tumor metastasis and a treatment using tebentafusp that helps immune cells recognize melanoma cells. There are other potential treatments for ocular melanoma being developed. One in particular deals with learning why ocular melanoma doesn’t respond to immunotherapy and how that can be changed. Immunotherapy […]
Ocular Melanoma News 2025 Part One
Ocular melanoma is a rare form of cancer of the eye that diagnosed in approximately 2,500 adults in the U.S. each year. It is a malignant tumor that starts in the eyes and is most often found in fair-skinned individuals between 50 to 55 years of age. Of course, anyone of any age and race […]
Utilizing Genetics & Nanoparticles to Treat Inherited Retinal Diseases
Many eye diseases, such as Retinitis Pigmentosa, Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) and Stargardt Disease, have a genetic basis. Researchers are studying these and other inherited retinal diseases in order to identify the genes responsible and to use this information to develop genetic tests and treatments. Research projects at the National Eye Institute, Oregon State University […]
Fighting Vision Loss—New Hope for AMD
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness. Both the dry variety, in which macula thins with age and the wet variety, in which abnormal blood vessels grow in the back of the eye and damage the macula, do not cause complete blindness. However, AMD results in a loss of central […]
Retina: A Health Window
It has been said that the eyes are the window to the soul. Thanks to medical research, it can now be said that the retina is a window to overall health. Research at the National Eye Institute (NEI), Johns Hopkins University, and Massachusetts Eye and Ear, demonstrates how the retina can be both a therapeutic […]
Advancing Vision Restoration with Genes & Proteins
When it comes to our health, an ounce of prevention is worth is a pound of cure. Yet, despite a person’s best efforts, he or she could develop age related macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa. Is there a way to fix the internal mechanisms that lead to vision loss or even repair what is damaged […]
Advanced Lenses, Clearer Vision
Eyeglasses have been used to improve vision for close to 300 years. In 1936, optometrist William Feinbloom developed contact lenses made from a combination of glass and plastic. While most corrective lenses are used to help those with nearsightedness and farsightedness, they can also address other vision conditions. Light Adjustable Lenses Lenses known as intraocular […]