For decades, restoring sight after severe eye damage sat firmly in the realm of science fiction. Now a wave of converging advances, from gene editing and stem cells to microchips and laser-based ...

Connecting pieces of information by finding a common thread often takes glaucoma researchers in unexpected directions. Zinc is one such thread that joined together different experts at Boston Children ...

The University of Southern California (USC) reported filing a patent for a retinal ganglion cell (RGC) stimulation system in which electrodes may be placed in, around or near sites of optic nerve ...

Proper survival and regeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), which constitute the optic nerve, is crucial for managing traumatic or ischemic optic nerve injury, optic neuropathy, or optic ...

A San Diego team is part of a major undertaking that will bring together more than 40 scientists, doctors, and industry experts hand-picked from around the country to make vision-restoring whole eye ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A patient who underwent a combined whole eye and face transplant maintained globe and retinal perfusion as well ...

In a new study, neuroscience researchers at The Ohio State University have discovered a special type of human white blood cell that has the potential to regrow nerve fibers. The study findings, ...

Colorado doctors envision a future where eye transplants can help blind people see. About a million Americans are blind and millions more deal with vision loss. The University of Colorado Anschutz ...

The ability to regenerate lost body parts has long captured human fascination. Many creatures out in nature can perform feats of repair that far surpass our own abilities. For example, salamanders can ...