Research
News and features covering the latest research developments in optometry and optics
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Scientists report that microbes living on the surface of the eye may play a key role in fighting infection
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Scientists fielded queries from ‘Is the eye squishy?’ to ‘Why can’t we see UV light?’ at the Science of Sight exhibition in London
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Researchers have accelerated the regeneration of retinal tissue in zebrafish by controlling their immune systems
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New US research suggests that acute conjunctivitis patients are receiving inappropriate antibiotic treatment
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A new study has found that CRISPR gene editing sometimes hits other parts of the genome when targeting specific sections of DNA
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Using nanoparticles to carry genes rather than viral vectors could be safer, simpler and allow for larger genes to be transported
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University of Edinburgh researchers have discovered a genetic mutation responsible for up to one in 10 cases of childhood blindness
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About 40% of patients with Down’s syndrome had autorefraction results that varied by more than one-half dioptre
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Researchers hope to use advanced gene editing technology to reverse the course of retinitis pigmentosa