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Home lighting tied to activity levels in adults with visual impairment

Home lighting tied to activity levels in adults with visual impairment

by Lori SolomonThe home environment, particularly lighting, may influence home activity metrics in older adults with visual impairment, according to astudypublished online Feb. 8 inJ

Home lighting tied to activity levels in adults with visual impairment

by Lori SolomonThe home environment, particularly lighting, may influence home activity metrics in older adults with visual impairment, according to astudypublished online Feb. 8 inJ
Retinal disorder diagnosis improved by new AI-powered medical imaging

Retinal disorder diagnosis improved by new AI-powered medical imaging

by Haolun Xu,Xi'an jiaotong-Liverpool UniversityComparing visual results of fovea localization predictions by various methods. Credit: XJTLU/IEEE 10.1109/JBHI.2024.3445112Population-based st

Retinal disorder diagnosis improved by new AI-powered medical imaging

by Haolun Xu,Xi'an jiaotong-Liverpool UniversityComparing visual results of fovea localization predictions by various methods. Credit: XJTLU/IEEE 10.1109/JBHI.2024.3445112Population-based st
AI tool uses eye imaging datasets to optimize diabetic eye screening

AI tool uses eye imaging datasets to optimize diabetic eye screening

byKing's College LondonDeep learning system training schema for the 2 year prediction interval. Credit:Communications Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00590-zResearchers a

AI tool uses eye imaging datasets to optimize diabetic eye screening

byKing's College LondonDeep learning system training schema for the 2 year prediction interval. Credit:Communications Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00590-zResearchers a
Free eye disease screening program engages high-risk adults

Free eye disease screening program engages high-risk adults

by Elana GotkineA novel free eye disease screening program is engaging adults at high risk for eye disease who are underusing eye care services, according to a studypublishedonline Aug. 22

Free eye disease screening program engages high-risk adults

by Elana GotkineA novel free eye disease screening program is engaging adults at high risk for eye disease who are underusing eye care services, according to a studypublishedonline Aug. 22
Older women face higher risks with new gene therapies for eye diseases, study finds

Older women face higher risks with new gene therapies for eye diseases, study finds

Older women face higher risks with new gene therapies for eye diseases, study findsbyUniversity of BristolCredit:Molecular Therapy(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2025.01.028Older women

Older women face higher risks with new gene therapies for eye diseases, study finds

Older women face higher risks with new gene therapies for eye diseases, study findsbyUniversity of BristolCredit:Molecular Therapy(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2025.01.028Older women
Researchers find promising candidate to treat irreversible lung and eye diseases in extremely premature infants

Researchers find promising candidate to treat irreversible lung and eye diseases in extremely premature infants

by ElsevierCaption: In response to a high oxygen insult, the lungs of wild-type mice (left-hand side) show alveolar simplification and enlargement, septal wall thickening (blue arrow), and leukoc

Researchers find promising candidate to treat irreversible lung and eye diseases in extremely premature infants

by ElsevierCaption: In response to a high oxygen insult, the lungs of wild-type mice (left-hand side) show alveolar simplification and enlargement, septal wall thickening (blue arrow), and leukoc
Lab-grown retinas explain why people see colors dogs can't

Lab-grown retinas explain why people see colors dogs can't

by Johns Hopkins UniversityRetinal organoid marked to show blue cones in cyan and green/red cones in green. Cells called rods that help the eye see in low-light or dark conditions are marked in m

Lab-grown retinas explain why people see colors dogs can't

by Johns Hopkins UniversityRetinal organoid marked to show blue cones in cyan and green/red cones in green. Cells called rods that help the eye see in low-light or dark conditions are marked in m
Research team develops contact lenses to diagnose glaucoma

Research team develops contact lenses to diagnose glaucoma

by Northumbria UniversityPhotographs of subjects (a) wearing a Type-B contact lens, (b) wearing a Type-D contact lens, (c) wearing a contact lens, an antenna and carrying a readout unit. Credit:&

Research team develops contact lenses to diagnose glaucoma

by Northumbria UniversityPhotographs of subjects (a) wearing a Type-B contact lens, (b) wearing a Type-D contact lens, (c) wearing a contact lens, an antenna and carrying a readout unit. Credit:&
Novel mechanism of retinal degeneration

Novel mechanism of retinal degeneration

byScience China Press(A) Transmission electron microscopy images of longitudinal sections of photoreceptors in controls or RD mice. Scale bar, 1 μm. (B) Transmission electron microscopy images o

Novel mechanism of retinal degeneration

byScience China Press(A) Transmission electron microscopy images of longitudinal sections of photoreceptors in controls or RD mice. Scale bar, 1 μm. (B) Transmission electron microscopy images o
Biomarkers reveal how patients with glaucoma may respond to treatment

Biomarkers reveal how patients with glaucoma may respond to treatment

byUniversity College LondonMitochondrial respiration in PBMCs. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03068-6Over 700,000 people in the UK have glaucoma and it is the

Biomarkers reveal how patients with glaucoma may respond to treatment

byUniversity College LondonMitochondrial respiration in PBMCs. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03068-6Over 700,000 people in the UK have glaucoma and it is the
Sleep apnea associated with age-related macular degeneration

Sleep apnea associated with age-related macular degeneration

by Centre for Eye Research AustraliaCredit: SHVETS production from PexelsA Center for Eye Research Australia study has linked low levels of oxygen in the blood overnight—a common sign of obstructive s

Sleep apnea associated with age-related macular degeneration

by Centre for Eye Research AustraliaCredit: SHVETS production from PexelsA Center for Eye Research Australia study has linked low levels of oxygen in the blood overnight—a common sign of obstructive s
Vision impairment linked to several psychosocial outcomes in seniors

Vision impairment linked to several psychosocial outcomes in seniors

by Elana GotkineIn adults 65 years and older, vision impairment is associated with psychosocial outcomes, including symptoms of depression, anxiety, and social isolation, according to a studypub

Vision impairment linked to several psychosocial outcomes in seniors

by Elana GotkineIn adults 65 years and older, vision impairment is associated with psychosocial outcomes, including symptoms of depression, anxiety, and social isolation, according to a studypub