In a breakthrough that could have broader implications for human tissue and organ regeneration, RPB-supported scientists report that, by leaving local stem cells intact during surgery to remove the lens in infants who develop congenital cataracts, a functional lens can be regrown.
The researchers are now looking to expand their work to treating age-related cataracts. The potential resulting paradigm shift in cataract surgery would be especially timely, since the world's aging population has been predicted to double the need for cataract surgeries over the next 20 years.
June 3, 2016
The awards offered cover a wide variety of topics in vision science, including glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, retinal diseases, and many more.
Leaders of organizations that fund vision research convene in Washington, D.C. to increase collaboration and maximize the impact of research funding for sight-threatening diseases.
Dr. Alex Huang of the University of California San Diego School of Medicine will study glaucoma filtration surgeries with the aim of improving surgical success for lowering eye pressure and providing neuroprotection.
The new way to measure ocular aging opens treatment avenues for numerous eye diseases.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) today announced the 2023 recipients of the RPB/AAO Award for IRIS Registry Research.
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