In earlier years I had the unique opportunity to work in blindness prevention programs worldwide with an international non-governmental organization, Project ORBIS, Inc., which was in its formative ...

A new drug being developed by Calpain Therapeutics in Australia can delay cataracts forming and slow cataract growth, according to an Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing report. The drug could ...

June marks Cataract Awareness Month, a time to inform the public about cataracts, a leading cause of vision impairment. As we age, our eyes naturally change, and cataracts are one of the most common ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. In a nationwide, population-based cohort study, ...

Smoking is a well-established risk factor for cataracts in general, but current scientific evidence does not conclusively ...

Cataracts are a leading cause of vision loss worldwide, and fibrosis-related complications after surgery often limit full recovery. In a new study, researchers have identified NR2F1, a nuclear ...

New findings contradict previous notions about sugar's role in the onset of diabetic cataracts. Using an animal model that more closely recapitulates type 2 diabetes in humans, the research team found ...

(A) The anesthetized and dilated mice were positioned beneath a microscope for the ASC modeling procedure. (B) Cataract lesions in control and ASC mice using a slit lamp. (C) Hematoxylin and eosin ...

Children with uveitis appeared to have an increased risk of developing cataracts over 20-year follow-up, according to a retrospective cohort study. Among over 45,000 children, uveitis was associated ...