The breakthrough research describes how machine learning technology has been successfully trained on thousands of historic de-personalised eye scans to identify features of eye disease and recommend how patients should be referred for care.
A cross-disciplinary University of Waterloo team has developed a new contact lens material that could act as a bandage for corneal wounds while releasing drugs in a controlled manner to…
The Organoid group at the Hubrecht Institute produced the first organoid model of the human conjunctiva. These organoids mimic the function of the actual human conjunctiva, a tissue involved in…
P VIJAYALAKSHMI | Senior Paediatric Ophthalmologist and Chief of Vision Rehabilitation Center: Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, India.Screening can detect eye conditions early – which is especially important in children,…
It's taboo to consume seaweed soup before exams in Korea since it can lead to failing the exam. The belief is rooted in the idea that the slippery nature of…
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of children and youth with diabetes concludes that so-called autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) diabetic eye exams significantly increase completion rates of screenings designed to…
Researchers say hydroquinine could be an effective naturally occurring disinfecting solution for contact lenses, and help combat keratitis infections. A new study suggests a naturally-occurring material is an effective disinfectant for…
By Loz BlainNeuroscientists have shown that blind people recognize basic faces using the same brain regions as sighted people – even if the face shapes are delivered as audio rather than…
A drug candidate, based on pioneering UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital research and currently under development by SIFI S.p.A., has been found to be highly effective in treating a rare…