Research breakthrough could provide a new, non-invasive way to assess retinal health

	Ophthalmology & Optometry
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	Research breakthrough could provide a new, non-invasive way to assess retinal health For the first time, an international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has recorded a tiny mechanical "twitch" in living human and rodent eyes at the exact moment a rod photoreceptor detects light.

	New eye injection restores sight in untreatable hypotony A new study demonstrates the effectiveness of a widely-used eye injection to manage the previously untreatable rare condition, hypotony, in a project by clinical researchers at University College London (UCL) and Moorfields Eye Hospital.

			Non-coding RNA mutations unveiled as new cause of retinitis pigmentosa Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic eye disorder affecting around one in 5,000 people worldwide. It typically begins with night blindness in youth and progresses to tunnel vision as daylight-sensing photoreceptor cells in the retina gradually die, potentially leading to blindness over time.

			RNA gene mutations identified as cause of inherited blindness Researchers from Radboud university medical center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited blindness.

			Cardiovascular risk scores predict future development of serious eye diseases A new study from UCLA Health shows that a cardiovascular risk score already used routinely in primary care can predict who will develop serious eye diseases years later.

	Trial finds no benefit of anti-inflammatory therapy in trachomatous trichiasis surgery John Kempen, MD, MPH, PhD, MHS, Director of Epidemiology for Ophthalmology at Mass Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, is the lead author of a paper published in The Lancet Global Health, "Evaluation of fluorometholone as adjunctive medical therapy for trachomatous trichiasis surgery (FLAME): a parallel, double-blind, randomised controlled field trial in the Jimma Zone, Ethiopia."

	Greenland shark eyesight offers clues to longevity, vision, and healthy aging Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk sits in her office, eyes fixed on the computer monitor in front of her.

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