Basic & Translational Research

In routine cataract surgery today, lens epithelial cells aren’t the enemy, technique might be. The answer: lens regeneration

From cornea to retina, NGF’s regenerative and neuroprotective potential seems immense. What does the future hold for this versatile little neurotrophin?

Racial background modifies risk; diabetes protects, but asthma and sleep apnea predisposes

Could transcranial direct current stimulation treat amblyopia in adults?

Benefits achieved in the first year maintained; VA performance gap in patients with low baseline vision narrows

The number of people donating their eye tissue for research purposes keeps on falling – why?

It’s not enough to regrow the optic nerve: to generate functional vision, you have to restore conduction too

Imagine being able to edit, delete or replace defective genes. It’s happening in research labs, and will soon head to the clinic

For retina stem cell researchers, growing and purifying lots of RGCs from hPSCs has been hard… until now

Marine mammals have tear films filled with interesting antimicrobial agents – and understanding the compounds present might one day lead to new antibiotic drugs