Tackling the root cause of treatment resistance in age-related macular degeneration
A novel strategy can potentially address a major challenge to the current treatment for CNV, the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly.
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Tracing outlines on the brain triggers shape perception
‘Seeing’ without eyes may one day become a reality for blind people whose eyes or optic nerve, but not the visual cortex of the brain,
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Zooming in on cilia sheds light into blinding diseases
Cilia are short hair-like structures found on the surface of most cells. They play important roles in human and animal development and in every day
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Orion shines a light in the dark for the blind
In a dark room inside Baylor College of Medicine, study participants are asked to look at a blacked out computer screen and point to a
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Activating the retina’s ability to restore vision
Damage to the retina can lead to irreparable loss of vision in humans and other mammals because their retinas do not regenerate. That is not
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Mutations in CWC27 result in spectrum of conditions
Mingchu Xu searches for genes linked to retinitis pigmentosa, a condition of the retina characterized by progressive development of night blindness and tunnel vision, sometimes from
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Improving the view on the genetic causes of retinitis pigmentosa
Progressive development of night blindness and tunnel vision, sometimes from the early age of 2, are trademarks of retinitis pigmentosa. Being the most common inherited
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