Basic & Translational Research

Could the CaMKII enzyme help preserve vision in patients with retinal disease and eye injuries?

Cooking with wood or coal can increase the risk of cataracts and conjunctiva disorders

How visuomotor function separates a big hitter from a batter treading the Mendoza line

It’s important to repurpose, reuse, and recycle – and Jayakrishna Ambati has discovered that repurposing a class of HIV drugs may treat dry AMD

We have the prime gene suspects of AMD – but is a private eye needed to find the smoking gun and assign a therapeutic target?

Mouse vision is presumed to have low spatial resolution – but the discovery of the focea begs to differ

Single gene testing may not be sufficient to identify a high risk of glaucoma

We are so attuned to seeing and processing faces that we even see them in random objects. But do we process these in the same way as real faces?

Robert MacLaren is The Ophthalmologist's regular contributor; here, we revisit the most interesting of his articles and conversations

A smartphone-based app that can screen for eye health in the absence of an ophthalmologist improves follow-up attendance at appointments