Eyes
Exploring the human retina: A detailed look
A new atlas illustrates how the human retina is developing.
Our ancestors evolved from water to land
Fish have evolved a blinking behavior that is similar to our blinking.
Scientists now traced the 500 million-year-old origin of vertebrate IRBP to a bacterial source
Vertebrates acquired a special protein from bacteria more than 500 million years ago.
Smart contact lens capable of implementing AR-based navigation
The lenses can implement AR-based navigation through a 3D printing process.
New contact lenses prevent contact lens-induced dry eye
Contact lenses to treat dry eye syndrome.
Dry eye disease alters how the eye’s cornea heals itself after injury
Mouse study IDs gene and proteins that could be targeted for therapy.
Producing eye tissue using stem cells and 3D bioprinting
Technique provides model for studying genesis of age-related macular degeneration and other eye diseases.
Adult brain has the potential to recover from inherited blindness partially
Eye-opening discovery about adult brain’s ability to recover vision.
DNA organization in human retinal cells revealed using a 3D map
This is the first detailed integration of retinal regulatory genome topology.
Study uncovers genetic clues to age-related macular degeneration
The discovery will help better diagnose and treat this progressive eye disease.
Scientists identified a molecular mechanism that causes blindness
New hope for therapy against retinitis pigmentosa.
Scientists developed tear duct organoids
Nothing to cry about: the development of tear duct organoids.