retina

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Gene therapy injection in one eye surprises scientists by improving vision in both

10 Dec 2020

Injecting a gene therapy vector into one eye of someone suffering from LHON , the most common cause of mitochondrial blindness, significantly...

From Mexican wave to retinal wave: why sharing data is good for science

07 Apr 2014

From the way we learn, to how our memories are made and stored, the workings of our brains depend on connections forged between billions of neurons...

Cells from the eye are inkjet-printed for the first time

18 Dec 2013

A group of researchers from the UK have used inkjet printing technology to successfully print cells taken from the eye for the very first time.

How the brain is made

24 Sep 2012

By combining advanced imaging with powerful genetic labelling techniques, Professor Bill Harris has imaged the entire process of retinal development...

Glaucoma: the silent thief of sight

01 May 2009

New treatments for glaucoma are a key priority in vision research. Advances in stem cell technology in Cambridge are helping to make this dream a...

Secret to night vision found

17 Apr 2009

The night vision abilities of nocturnal animals such as mice is down to the unconventional way that DNA is packaged within the nuclei of specialised...

New test may lead to early diagnosis of devastating eye condition

24 Jul 2008

A test to show whether a person may be genetically predisposed to suffer one of the most prevalent forms of blindness in the elderly - before...

Guiding the light

01 Sep 2007

Pioneering research shines new light on our understanding of the way we see the world. Optical fibres have now been found to exist in vertebrate eyes...