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Lab-Grown Retina Gives Gene Change Clue to Rare Childhood Eye Condition
A study using tiny retinas grown in a lab has revealed how subtle changes in a key growth-controlling protein can lead to a condition causing serious eye defects from birth.
Source: Medical Xpress
AI Can Use a Photo of the Eye to Estimate Retinal Age, Flag Risk for Major Diseases
There may be some truth to the saying "the eyes are the window to the soul." Age-related changes are reflected in the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. Recent research shows that a photo of the retina may also reveal potential risks for major diseases like diabetes.
Source: Medical Xpress
How Sugar Fuels Sight: Glucose Metabolism Linked to Epigenetic and Gene Expression Changes in the Retina
National Eye Institute (NEI) scientists have found that the way the retina metabolizes glucose directly controls which genes get switched on and off in light-sensing photoreceptors.
Source: Medical Xpress
America`s Fastest-Growing Sport has an Eye Injury Problem Few Older Players See Coming
Pickleball-related eye injuries are on the rise in the United States, according to a study published in the journal Eye and led by Houston Methodist.
Source: Medical Xpress
Experiments Advance Efforts to Restore Vision with Transplanted Neurons
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully demonstrated that disrupting an eye structure long suspected of blocking the growth and survival of transplanted nerve cells may help restore vision in people with optic nerve damage.
Source: Medical Xpress
