In vivo laser axotomy of a single subbasal fiber (SBF) in an adult mouse. The Ocular Neurobiology laboratory at the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of Miguel Hernández University (UMH) in ...

A clinical trial investigates whether disulfiram can be repurposed to treat a rare autoimmune disease affecting vision. Early results suggest the drug may target enzymes involved in scarring, offering ...

The findings, from a retrospective study of the largest UK cohort of patients with this condition to date, offer an encouraging sign of progress in ...

The company’s product releases cell therapy into the eye via injection to slow down vision loss Clinical-stage biotech company jCyte Inc. is developing its cell therapy treatment jCell for retinitis ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Ophthalmic Disease Therapeutics Market (2024 Edition): Analysis By Indication (Age-related macular degeneration, Diabetic macular edema, Other retinal disorders), By ...

Researchers at Umeå University have discovered a previously unknown cellular component, an organelle, inside neurons that we use to perceive smell. The discovery may have implications for further ...

Most of the rare diseases are inherited—passed down from parents to their children. Generally referred to as orphan diseases, each of the almost 7,000 of them is due to the same issue—a mutation in a ...

CNBC host Becky Quick shares her daughter’s rare genetic diagnosis, opening up about the challenges, isolation, and her ...

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare but blinding parasitic eye disease. Experts share how to avoid it and treat it.

A South Florida baby has beaten the odds after a rare eye cancer threatened his eyes and vision. His mother is drawing strength from her own childhood battle with the same disease. “He’s pretty funny.

The Ocular Neurobiology laboratory at the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of Miguel Hernández University (UMH) in Elche and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), is participating ...