Eye Care News

Researchers have discovered a way to refine the production of retinal cells from embryonic stem cells for treating blindness in the elderly. Using the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, they have also managed to modify the cells so that they can hide from the immune system to prevent rejection.

A species of a lipid that naturally helps skin injuries heal appears to also aid repair of common corneal injuries, even when other conditions, like diabetes, make healing difficult, scientists report.

A new study found no virus in tears of COVID-19 infected patients.

A cheap, biocompatible white powder that luminesces when heated could be used for non-invasively monitoring the temperature of specific organs within the body. Scientists have now conducted preliminary tests to demonstrate the applicability of this concept.

Researchers have developed and validated a novel PITX2-eGFP hiPSC reporter line to model the development of periocular mesenchymal cells. These findings could help understand how the eye develops during embryogenesis and how it changes during disease processes.

Investigators analyzed changes in the incidence rate of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) from 1994 through 2018.

The Academy is sharing important ophthalmology-specific information related to the novel coronavirus, referred to as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The highly contagious virus causes the respiratory disease COVID-19.

This study assessed whether age at time of surgery for intermittent exotropia correlates with outcomes at 3 years.

The authors conducted a small prospective study to observe whether or not COVID-19 had detectable virus in their tears.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Academy has collated a master list of procedures that are generally performed in operating rooms at hospitals or ambulatory surgery centers as “urgent” or “emergent” procedures.