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Eyeball Generation

October 3, 2023 | | Posted in Newsletter

Nanotech used to grow eye cells as a potential treatment for blindness
“Researchers have used 3D nanotechnology to successfully grow human [MORE]

Gene Therapy for Glaucoma

July 18, 2023 | | Posted in Newsletter

Glaucoma
“The major risk factor for glaucoma is elevated intraocular pressure, which is regulated by the balance between the secretion of [MORE]

Wireless Near-Infrared Light Emitting Contact Lens for Treating Diabetic Retinopathy

May 24, 2022 | | Posted in Newsletter

Smart Wireless Near-Infrared Light Emitting Contact Lens for the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy
“Here [from South Korean researchers at Pohang University [MORE]

AI Better at Identifying Ganglion Degeneration

August 10, 2021 | | Posted in Newsletter

Adaptive Optics OCT
“Cell-level quantitative features of retinal ganglion cells (GCs) are potentially important biomarkers for improved diagnosis and treatment monitoring [MORE]

“Crying” Organoids

May 18, 2021 | | Posted in Newsletter

Lacrimal gland organoids
“The tearful cultures, reported in Cell Stem Cell on 16 March, are the first tear-gland ‘organoids’ — three-dimensional [MORE]

Patch with Microneedles Delivers Drugs for Eye Diseases

February 12, 2019 | | Posted in Newsletter

Eye patch with microneedles
Means for delivering drugs to treat glaucoma and macular degeneration—eye drops and needle injections–are limited in several [MORE]

World’s First Successful Implant of a Bionic Eye

October 13, 2015 | | Posted in Newsletter

Argus II
A surgeon at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in England has successfully implanted a working retinal prosthetic in an [MORE]

Nanowafers for Eye Injuries and Infections

April 28, 2015 | | Posted in Newsletter

Nanotech Disc for Eye Meds
If you can envision a drug eluting contact lens you have the basic idea of a [MORE]

Telemedicine for Blinding Disease

September 2, 2014 | | Posted in Newsletter

Retinopathy of Prematurity
About half of all premature babies, born at or before 30 weeks gestation, suffer vision damage called “retinopathy [MORE]

Artificial Retina

August 26, 2014 | | Posted in Newsletter

Electrode to Record Retinal Activity
Retinas are comprised of several different cell layers, each with a particular purpose such as detecting [MORE]

Corneal Sealing after Cataract Surgery

February 25, 2014 | | Posted in Newsletter

ReSure Sealant
When eye surgeons remove a cataract through a small incision in the cornea, they apply an artificial lens, with [MORE]

Medical Monitoring with Contact Lenses

August 6, 2013 | | Posted in Newsletter

This paper describes a comprehensive study of the electrical, optical, and mechanical properties of hybrid nanostructures based on two-dimensional [MORE]

MIT’s “eyeNETRA”Camera

July 2, 2013 | | Posted in Newsletter

Raskar with eyeNETRA
Many people might be surprised to know that the pixel pitch of a smartphone camera exceeds that [MORE]

FDA Notes on Eye Implant

June 11, 2013 | | Posted in Newsletter

Few of us get to see how the FDA reviews a medical device application, but these notes give useful [MORE]