Research

Researchers suggest the effect in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy patients could be due to transfer of the viral vector DNA from the injected eye

Researchers have found that bleeding gums and bleeding in the eye are associated with low levels of Vitamin C

Scientists hope their work exploring the role of aquaporin proteins could lead to drug-based therapies

Clinicians from Moorfields Eye Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust undertook the pioneering procedure

A new study reports optogenetic therapy helped a blind patient to locate, count and touch objects that he previously could not perceive

A study monitoring 1600 patients with high intraocular pressure over 20 years found that only one in four developed vision loss

US researchers have developed a new scaffold that could help with the implantation of photoreceptors grown from stem cells

New research investigating the effectiveness of defocus incorporated multiple segments lenses has revealed a sustained myopia control effect

UK scientists have developed technology that could screen patients for low macular pigment levels

New research will involve applying CRISPR gene editing technology to mini retinas grown in the lab