Scientists have identified never-before-seen cells in the human eye that could potentially help reverse vision loss caused by common diseases, such as macular degeneration. The researchers discovered ...

A groundbreaking new procedure has restored the vision of 14 people with blinding cornea injuries in one eye. To treat this, ...

Working in mice with retinitis pigmentosa, a disease that causes gradual blindness, the researchers reprogrammed the cells in the eye that enable night vision. The change made the cells more similar ...

PHILADELPHIA - The lens of the eye is an unusual organ. Unlike most of the body's organs, blood vessels don't reach the lens. If they did, they'd obscure our vision and we wouldn't be able to see. The ...

Proteins make up the structure of the cell and help it carry out its functions. They can also turn other genes on or off. In the new study, the research team used cell-based, tissue-based, and ...