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 […]
The Science of Facial Recognition
Recognizing faces is a skill that humans and primates both have. When it comes to human infants, they tend to focus their gaze on faces. They do this before their eyes develop the ability to discern the features of a face and before the face-specific area of temporal cortex of the brain is fully developed. […]
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 […]
3D Printing for Vision
3D Printing is a manufacturing method whereby a three-dimensional object is created layer by layer. This process is used in the aerospace and automotive industries and for biomedical use. One way 3D Printing is used for biomedical purposes is for vision. Baylor University used 3D Printing as a way for blind and low vision persons […]
Detecting & Fixing Eye Diseases
In eye diseases like retinitis pigmentosa, age-related macular degeneration and Leber congenital amaurosis, things are going on in the cellular level that occur before anything is detected by way of a test or observation. It would be great if these changes could be detected sooner and if there was a way to stop the deterioration […]
AMD Research News
Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a vision condition that no one wants. As the name suggests, this affects persons over the age of 50. It comes about when the macula, the part of the retina that controls sharp, straight-ahead vision, becomes damaged over time. While it doesn’t lead to total blindness, losing central vision […]
Stopping Degeneration in its Tracks Part Two
GARP2 and GARP1 aren’t the only things that can negatively affect vision. Runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) can lead to too many blood vessels in the eye, also known as neovascularization. This leads to vision loss in persons with diabetic retinopathy and plays a role in age-related macular degeneration. Anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) drugs […]