The eye, like most organs, has an intricate plumbing system. Pressure builds when drainage is impaired, and this condition – glaucoma – can cause irreversible vision loss. Certain popular ...

Nowadays, several experimental evidence demonstrate the presence of retinal modifications in several diseases typical of the central nervous system (CNS). Indeed, as an integral part of the CNS, and ...

Direct ophthalmoscopy is an important investigative technology not only for ophthalmologists, but also for general practitioners and other specialists. The purpose of this study was to develop a ...

Scientists develop computer models of patients' eyes to identify the ideal intraocular lenses and visual simulators for patients to experience how they will see with them. While millions of people ...

Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed an experimental AI system designed to interpret 3D images of the eye’s retina (thin yellow layer, left) for disease diagnosis. Each 3D image of the retina ...

The rods and cones in your eyes are responsible for helping you see, but what is responsible for helping them? Retinal pigment epithelium cells are their caretakers, but environmental, genetic and ...

The creation of a bionic eye that mimics the widening and shrinking of the pupil may bring us one step closer towards helping people with certain visual impairments. Light enters the eye via the pupil ...