Research
News and features covering the latest research developments in optometry and optics
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An X-linked retinitis pigmentosa patient has received treatment as part of a clinical trial
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New recommendations find limited evidence for vision screening in children younger than three, but calls for at least one vision test before school
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Gene therapy, glaucoma, retinal surgery and retinoblastoma projects will receive a funding boost
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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