During most eye infections or injuries, neutrophils, immune cells found in the blood, are usually the first line of defense. However, researchers at the Flaum Eye Institute and Del Monte Institute for ...

Researchers report that they have successfully transplanted human microglia cells into mouse retina to create a model that could be used to test new treatments for incurable eye diseases. The findings ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 20, 2023) – In the spiraling cycle that can lead to vision loss in premature newborns, Medical College of Georgia scientists have found a new target and drug that together appear ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 118, No. 21 (May 25, 2021), pp. 1-12 (12 pages) Loss of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) because of ...

A new method of taking microscopic images of a live mouse's retina through the eye allows to record the reaction of brain cells to disease and treatment. The Kobe University development is more easily ...

It's an unfortunate fact of aging: Live long enough and, eventually, reading this sentence will get difficult, even impossible. Three in 10 Americans older than 80 have some form of age-related ...