#NEIResearchNews 🔬: UAB scientists have discovered a new role for the ALG6 gene in retinitis pigmentosa 59, an inherited eye disease that causes blindness over time. Read more: uab.edu/news/research/…

Damage to the optic nerve can cause blindness. UConn researchers are trying to change that by studying new treatments. Read more: today.uconn.edu/2024/03/seeing… #NEIResearchNews

#ICYMI : Research from Wayne State University School of Medicine shows how Zika virus infection during pregnancy affects the baby’s eyes. It also suggests a preventive strategy. Read more: today.wayne.edu/medicine/news/… #NEIResearchNews

Research University of Rochester explains how 3 kinds of cells in our eyes work together to give us color vision. Read about this missing link that helps us understand color vision: nei.nih.gov/about/news-and… #NEIResearchNews

NIH researchers combined #ArtificialIntelligence ( #AI ) with a system that takes pictures of eye cells. The advance provides a better tool to evaluate age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Read more: nei.nih.gov/about/news-and… #NEIResearchNews

#NatEyeInstitute highlighted (x.com/NatEyeInstitut…) our #NEIfunded discovery ( #NEIResearchNews nei.nih.gov/about/news-and…) of a novel treatment approach for #glaucoma . Experimental Neurology (doi.org/10.1016/j.expn…) selected it for Cover Page (health.uconn.edu/neuroregenerat…).

An #NIH -funded study of more than 11k individuals of African descent uncovered two genetic variants that correlated with a common form of #glaucoma , highlighting the essential role of diversity in genetic research. bit.ly/47HNKdj Penn Medicine #NEIfunded #NEIResearchNews

#NEIResearchNews 🔬: MCG scientists have created a new protein database to help researchers study conditions that cause vision loss. Learn about the database: jagwire.augusta.edu/medical-colleg…