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Thanks to the work of NEI scientists and grantees, we’re constantly learning new information about the causes and treatment of vision disorders. Get the latest updates about their work — along with other news about NEI.

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Extracellular vesicle

Report on extracellular vesicles

A new report summarizes proceedings from an NEI workshop on extracellular vesicles (Evs) – cell-secreted nanoparticles that mediate cell-cell communication.

NEI study: New take on old marker of cell death

New findings from a National Eye Institute-led study add a twist on how a widely used cell death marker, annexin-V, can be interpreted in the lab and the clinic for tracking retinal cell death in eye diseases such as glaucoma.
optic nerves

Nerve regrowth in sight

UConn scientists led by Ephraim Trakhtenberg regrew optic nerves in mice through eye injections of fibronectin peptides (pieces of the larger protein).

UC Irvine-co-led study finds DNA damage is key factor in age-related macular degeneration

Study reveals how DNA damage, a hallmark of aging, compromises the retina’s function and accelerates vision loss. Targeting specific retinal cell types could lead to treatments that slow or stop progression.
Zebrafish, imaged via fluorescence confocal microscopy

New model of neuronal circuit provides insight on eye movement

Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues decoded how the connections formed by a network of neurons in the brainstem guide the fishes’ gaze.
Many items on a workbench.

‘Visual clutter’ alters information flow in the brain

Too much stuff in the periphery of our vision can make it difficult to identify what we’re seeing. Yale researchers now know how that clutter affects the brain.
Fundus photograph of age-related macular degeneration showing drusen.

New research offers hope for preventing age-related blindness

New research from the University of Rochester provides important insights into the cellular mechanisms behind AMD and offers potential avenues for new treatments.
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Researchers discover new role of immune cells in eye health

A new study reveals how the eye resolves inflammation in the eye disease autoimmune uveitis.
Okihide Hikosaka

Hikosaka selected as citation laureate

Each year, the Institute for Scientific Information selects a list of Nobel-class scientists based on journal citation volume.
Schematic showing regions of the brain.

Activity in brain system that controls eye movements highlights importance of spatial thinking

New research from UChicago shows that the superior colliculus, a brain region that controls eye movements, also plays an important role in higher cognitive functions like categorization and decision making.

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