Statement by NEI Director Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D.
Today, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) released“Making Eye Health A Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow.” The report culminates two years of in-depth analysis and discussion undertaken as a consensus study onPublic Health Approaches to Reduce Vision Impairment and Promote Eye Health . (Source: News from NEI)
Source: News from NEI - September 15, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: abiyub Source Type: news
Six teams seek to identify biological factors that influence neural regeneration
The National Institutes of Health will fund six projects to identify biological factors that affect neural regeneration in the retina. The projects are part of the National Eye Institute (NEI) Audacious Goals Initiative (AGI), a targeted effort to restore vision by regenerating neurons and their connections in the eye and visual system. These projects will receive a total of $12.4 million over three years, pending availability of funds. Language
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Source: News from NEI - September 1, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Kym Source Type: news
Six teams seek to identify biological factors that influence neural regeneration
The National Institutes of Health will fund six projects to identify biological factors that affect neural regeneration in the retina. The projects are part of the National Eye Institute (NEI) Audacious Goals Initiative (AGI), a targeted effort to restore vision by regenerating neurons and their connections in the eye and visual system. These projects will receive a total of $12.4 million over three years, pending availability of funds. (Source: News from NEI)
Source: News from NEI - September 1, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Kym Source Type: news
Drugs already on market prevent light-induced retinal degeneration in mice
Combinations of Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs protect against the loss of cells required for vision in a mouse model of blinding retinal diseases. The study, published in Science Signaling, was funded by the National Eye Institute, a part of the National Institutes of Health. (Source: News from NEI)
Source: News from NEI - August 4, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Kym Source Type: news
Use it or Lose it: Visual Activity Regenerates Neural Connections Between Eye and Brain
A study in mice funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows for the first time that high-contrast visual stimulation can help damaged retinal neurons regrow optic nerve fibers, otherwise known as retinal ganglion cell axons. In combination with chemically induced neural stimulation, axons grew further than in strategies tried previously. Treated mice partially regained visual function. The study also demonstrates that adult regenerated central nervous system (CNS) axons are capable of navigating to correct targets in the brain.
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Source: News from NEI - July 8, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jason Source Type: news
NEI Scientist Receives Research Grant from Knights Templar Eye Foundation
NEI research fellow Nathan Hotaling, PhD, has been awarded a $65,000 grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation to develop a stem cell-based system to study Best disease, a genetic disorder that can cause progressive vision loss. The system will allow researchers to develop tests to monitor cellular changes that lead to Best disease, which typically starts in childhood.
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Source: News from NEI - July 1, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jason Source Type: news
NIH Vision Scientists Test Theory of How Rods in our Retina Originated
Retinas from our earliest vertebrate ancestors had cone-like photoreceptors, presumably allowing them to see in daylight, but little ability to see at night. Then, millions of years ago in the Mesozoic era, and in relatively short order, mammals emerged that had retinas with predominantly rod photoreceptors, allowing for them to see at night perhaps to hunt for food while their dinosaur predators were dozing. Now a new study led by researchers the National Eye Institute suggests how the genesis of rod photoreceptors may have occurred to give rise to nocturnal mammals. (Source: News from NEI)
Source: News from NEI - June 20, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jason Source Type: news
NEI Welcomes Four New Members to National Advisory Eye Council
Four new members will join the National Advisory Eye Council for the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of NIH. They are attending their first council meeting today. The council provides advice to guide NEI research and training programs.
“NEI welcomes these new appointees; the breadth of their outstanding expertise will be invaluable,” said NEI director Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D. “We look forward to receiving their guidance as we continue to advance vision research, translating discoveries into treatments and therapies for patients.”
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Source: News from NEI - June 15, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jason Source Type: news
Eye Study Underscores the Long-lasting Benefits of Controlling Diabetes
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Source: News from NEI - June 10, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jason Source Type: news
Visual impairment, blindness cases in U.S. expected to double by 2050
With the youngest of the baby boomers hitting 65 by 2029, the number of people with visual impairment or blindness in the United States is expected to double to more than 8 million by 2050, according to projections based on the most recent census data and from studies funded by the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. Another 16.4 million Americans are expected to have difficulty seeing due to correctable refractive errors such as myopia (nearsightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness) that can be fixed with glasses, contacts or surgery.
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Source: News from NEI - May 18, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jason Source Type: news
Age-related macular degeneration before and after the era of anti-VEGF drugs
In a study of nearly 650 people with the eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD), half still had vision 20/40 or better, typically good enough to drive or to read standard print, after five years of treatment with anti-VEGF drugs that are injected into the eye. The authors of the study, funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) at the National Institutes of Health, say those outcomes would have been unimaginable about 10 years ago, prior to the drugs’ availability.
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Source: News from NEI - May 2, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jason Source Type: news
May is Healthy Vision Month
David Watson has worn glasses to correct nearsightedness the majority of his life, and had his vision checked regularly to make sure his prescription was up to date. But when his wife convinced him to have a comprehensive dilated eye exam, he got a surprise. His doctor told him something didn’t look right with his retina, the light sensitive tissue at the back of his eye. His retina was torn, and he had not had any symptoms. (Source: News from NEI)
Source: News from NEI - May 2, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jason Source Type: news
NEI Remembers Robert “Bob” Nussenblatt (1948-2016)
Robert Nussenblatt, M.D., chief of the Laboratory of Immunology at the National Eye Institute (NEI), died on April 17 at age 67. Dr Nussenblatt began working at NEI, part of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1977, and proved himself to be a tireless scientist, research leader, mentor, clinician, and patient advocate. (Source: News from NEI)
Source: News from NEI - April 19, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Noemi Source Type: news
Fish and Insects Guide Design for Future Contact Lenses
Making the most of the low light in the muddy rivers where it swims, the elephant nose fish survives by being able to spot predators amongst the muck with a uniquely shaped retina, the part of the eye that captures light. In a new study, researchers looked to the fish’s retinal structure to inform the design of a contact lens that can adjust its focus.
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Source: News from NEI - March 14, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jason Source Type: news
NEI Employment Program for People with Intellectual Disabilities Celebrates 10 Years
Andrew Butler may be one of the hardest working people at NIH. He has to be, because he works at the Building 49 Central Animal Facility at the Bethesda, Md. campus—home to the many rodents and other laboratory animals that are a vital part of NIH research. Andrew’s daily shift in the cage wash and facility support area starts at 7:00 am each day, but he arrives promptly at 6:15 am. (Source: News from NEI)
Source: News from NEI - March 10, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jason Source Type: news
