Injecting a fatty acid that is used to make very long fat molecules into the eyes of elderly mice improved their vision for up to a month, indicating that the natural compound could potentially be ...

In experiments in mice described in a study to be published online July 11 in Nature Neuroscience, the scientists coaxed optic-nerve cables, responsible for conveying visual information from the eye ...

Vision loss is a complication for many diabetic patients. In patients with diabetic retinopathy, the principal cause of vision loss is the breakdown of the inner blood-retinal barrier (iBRB)—an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinese researchers have reportedly made a breakthrough in artificial vision technology using a rare mineral called tellurium.

Despite the nursery rhyme about three blind mice, mouse eyesight is surprisingly sensitive. Studying how mice see has helped researchers discover unprecedented details about how individual brain cells ...

A research team from Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich has developed an advanced delivery system that transports gene-editing tools based on the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system ...

A new prosthesis for the retina weaved with nanowires partially restored vision in blind mice and allowed detection of near-infrared light in macaques, according to a new study. The new technology’s ...

Studying how mice see has helped researchers discover unprecedented details about how individual brain cells communicate and work together to create a mental picture of the visual world.