Scientists have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged nerve fibers in the eye, in a discovery that could aid the development of new treatments for glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness ...

Researchers used gene therapy to regenerate damaged axons in the eye, in a discovery that could aid the development of new treatments for glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. In ...

Researchers in Australia are claiming an important breakthrough in glaucoma research, demonstrating how the degenerative condition can be treated using an innovative form of gene therapy. The ...

Glaucoma is a serious eye disease that can gradually cause vision loss, which is currently irreversible. But in a new cell culture study scientists found that removing a membrane at the back of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WAILEA, Hawaii — Clinicians should look more closely at the optic nerve to diagnose cases of severe glaucoma, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Research presented at Academy ’23 showed that axial length can affect measurements of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and optic nerve disc and rim areas in glaucoma suspects and ...

We found the following factors were important for predicting the progression of glaucoma: (1) the presence of small bleeding and poor blood flow to the retina and back of the eye, (2) abnormal cell ...

To kick off Glaucoma Awareness Month in January, experts are setting the record straight on some common myths about what the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) calls the "silent thief of sight." ...

A form of gene therapy protects optic nerve cells and preserves vision in mouse models of glaucoma, according to research supported by NIH's National Eye Institute. The findings suggest a way forward ...

The National Eye Institute of NIH has given Todd Scheetz, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and ophthalmology at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, and his research team a $1.1 million ...

Glaucoma is also called the "silent thief of sight" since it progresses slowly without apparent symptoms in its initial stages. Glaucoma develops quietly, unlike other vision issues that appear with ...

Researchers have for the first time identified stem cells in the region of the optic nerve, which transmits signals from the eye to the brain. The finding presents a new theory on why the most common ...