The Latest Vision Research News

RPB Study Urges Glaucoma Screening for Older African Americans Routine screening of older African Americans for glaucoma -- a high-risk group -- would significantly reduce the incidence of blindness at relatively low cost, RPB researchers report in a recently published study. According to the report,... Read more...

Gene Therapy for Inherited Blindness Takes Another Step Forward Researchers further improved vision in three adult patients previously treated in one eye. After receiving the same treatment in their other eye, the patients became better able to see in dim light, and two were able to navigate obstacles... Read more...

Potential New Treatment Target for Retinoblastoma RPB researchers have identified the mechanism that causes a rare and aggressive cancer that can be fatal if diagnosed at an advanced stage.  What's more, experimental drugs already in clinical trials for adults with leukemia and... Read more...

Revolutionary Scanner Detects "Lazy Eye" in Children With High Degree of Accuracy RPB researchers have developed and tested a simple, seconds-long screening exam with a handheld scanning device to enable pediatricians to identify amblyopia, the leading cause of... Read more...

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Healthy Diet May Reduce Cataracts in Women

Smoking Past Age 80 Worsens AMD Risk, Also Linked to Uveitis

New Tool for Gene Delivery

Curing Color Blindness

Major Breakthrough in Early Detection and Prevention of AMD

Learning to See Again After Stroke

Stem Cell Therapy Makes Cloudy Corneas Clear

Novel Pathway Helps Eyes Quickly Adapt to Darkness

“Smart” Contacts May Someday Test for and Treat Glaucoma

New View Inside the Eye Helps Prevent Glaucoma

Thyroid Problems May Increase Glaucoma Risk

RPB Gave $10.24 Million In Grants In 2008

Stem Cells Generate New Retinal Cells Necessary for Vision

Eye Divergence in Children Linked to Risk of Mental Illness

New Hope for Regenerating the Human Retina

Gene Therapy Proven Effective for Patients with Inherited Retinal Disease

How Research to Prevent Blindness Worked To Advance Ophthalmology

Immune Cell Clues To Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy Reversed

New Vision Screening Device Provides Early Warning of Diabetic Eye Disease

Research Uncovers Insufficient Vision Care for Elderly In Nursing Homes

RPB Supports Breakthrough Finding In Eye Development, Eye Cancer

RPB Supports Development of Device for Early Warning of Eye Disease

RPB-Supported Scientist Revolutionizes Gene Research

Artificial Cornea: New Option for the Treatment of Corneal Conditions