By Adrian Galbreth

A potential new treatment for a leading cause of blindness may be on the way, after experts in the US revealed that they have shed light on the cause of death of photoreceptor cells in retinitis pigmentosa.

Experts at the Angiogenesis Laboratory at... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

Treating blindness has been at the top of scientists' agendas for decades, with various new therapies being formulated across the world every year, though often without success.

However, a new study being carried out by experts in the US could lead to the... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

A targeted approach to treating a parasitic disease known as toxoplasmosis, which can cause severe eye damage in patients, has shown early promise in studies.

Test-tube and animal studies were carried out by experts from the University of Chicago Medicine,... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

The fight against blindness has been raging for centuries, with many developments coming and going, but a new one appears to offer hope to people who are losing their vision.

For the first time, experts have been able to decipher the retina's neural code... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

More research needs to be conducted into the viability of augmented reality contact lenses before the products are rolled out on a widespread basis, it has been claimed.

Karen Sparrow, optometrist and education... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

The nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice may soon be redundant, following new scientific developments which have proved that experts can restore sight to blind rodents.

It has been pioneered by Dr Sheila Nirenberg, from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York,... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

People with eye problems may soon be able to benefit from a new type of treatment that involves something resembling a contact lens being implanted into the eye to help the patients see with clarity.

The Light... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

A major breakthrough has been made in the fights against age-related macular degeneration (AMD), one of the leading causes of blindness in the developed world.

University of Kentucky researchers have made an exciting finding in the "dry" form of AMD... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

People who have undergone cataract surgery have a reduced chance of fracturing their hip, according to new figures.

A major new study involving the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles,... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

Experts in the US have identified a new compound that they believe could interrupt the chain of events that causes damage to the retinas of patients with diabetic retinopathy.

According to the specialists behind the discovery, the finding is a significant one... Read more