Macular Degeneration
Penn team characterizes the underlying cause of a form of macular degeneration
Despite the century of work on bestrophinopathies and the identification of genetic mutations responsible for the conditions, no one had identified the…
New insight into common cause of blindness
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the major cause of blindness in the western world, affecting around 50 million people. It has been shown that…
Research shows potential of microneedles to target therapeutics to the back of the eye
For the first time, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have demonstrated that microneedles less than a millimeter in…
Research represents major breakthrough in macular degeneration
GA is an untreatable condition that causes blindness in millions of individuals due to death of retinal pigmented epithelial cells. The paper, “DICER1 loss and…
Nanoparticles help researchers deliver steroids to retina
Hitching a ride into the retina on nanoparticles called dendrimers offers a new way to treat age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. A…
Forecast calls for nanoflowers to help return eyesight
University of Oregon researcher Richard Taylor is on a quest to grow flowers that will help people who've lost their sight, such as those suffering from…