Basic & Translational Research

We look at the last 50 years of Fight for Sight – the projects it has funded, and the discoveries its funding helped to achieve.

New research shows that lens epithelial cells proliferate along a narrow line, pushing older cells toward the equator and then the center of the lens

Damage to the primary visual cortex strengthens neuronal connectivity between the retina and pulvinar nucleus of the thalamus – and might explain a few phenomena.

We talk with Boris Stanzel about growing retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells on carrier scaffolds, implanting them under the retina, and the potential it has to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Retinal progenitor cell transplantation offers a new approach to repairing damaged photoreceptors

Gene sequencing study identifies a gene mutation responsible for heritable cases of LCA and OMS for the first time

Sensational headlines like “Most cancer is bad luck” aren’t helpful– so what’s the real story?

Gene therapy could provide long-term relief from elevated nocturnal IOP

Current diagnostic methods for visual tests and imaging work are great, but can you obtain improved diagnoses with the addition of electrophysiological tests? For me, the answer is clear – after all, electrophysiology is no longer simply the domain of research institutes.

Abbott and Zeiss join forces, Valeant and Allergan continue to battle