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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
From Eye Fluid to Gene Therapies: Insights from Ocular Research
We’re all getting older and despite how well we take care of ourselves, aches, pains and generally not being as spry as we used to be, make themselves known. What about our eyes? What can be done at the cellular level to keep our vision in tip-top shape and treat eye disease? First, you need […]
Retinopathy of Prematurity: Breakthroughs in Treatment and Diagnosis
Having a child born prematurely poses numerous challenges for the parents. There is the additional time spent in the hospital, as well as concerns about the life and health of the baby. One concern is the potential development of retinopathy of prematurity, a form of blindness. Retinopathy of prematurity happen when a premature baby comes […]
Research Advancements Offer Hope for LCA & Usher Syndrome Patients
Leber congenital amaurosis type 10 (LCA10) and Usher syndrome are both genetic diseases that lead to blindness. LCA10 is a retinal disease that leads to severe visual impairment or blindness in early childhood. Usher syndrome is the leading cause of both blindness and deafness, with type 2A (USH2A) being the most common type. This type […]
What’s Going on When it Comes to Brains & Vision?
What is going on in the cellular space and the neurological space that allows us to see? As you can guess scientists have studied these things and here are what they have found. Stem Cells There have been great advancements in the development of lab-grown photoreceptors. The problem lies in implanting them. Once they are […]
Cataract News
Cataracts affect over 15 million people worldwide and it is one of the leading causes of blindness. While no one wants cataracts, researchers want to learn more about cataracts. Their work is shedding light on the neurological benefits of cataract surgery, as well as what’s going on in the cellular level that is leading to […]
2020 Ocular Melanoma News
Ocular melanoma, known as uveal melanoma, is a rare form of cancer that affects five in one million people. Despite its name, it isn’t caused by exposure to the sun, the way skin cancer is and it represents five percent of the melanomas that are diagnosed each year. It causes vision loss, blindness and can […]
The Eyes Have It & Research Proves It
The eye is a cool organ. Our eyes allow us to move about our world and make sense of all that we see. In fact, many in the medical and scientific community view the eye as the front of the brain. (No pun intended.) That leads to two questions: 1) If the eye lens sustained […]