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NEI Research News

Thanks to the work of NEI scientists and grantees, we’re constantly learning new information about the causes and treatment of vision disorders. Get the latest updates about their work — along with other news about NEI.

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NEI Grantee Edward Boyden Honored with Prestigious Million Euro Brain Prize

Edward S. Boyden, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and NEI grantee at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, has been honored with a 2013 Brain Prize.
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NEI-Funded Device for People with RP Gets FDA Approval

On February 14, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, the first implanted device to treat adult patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
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New Findings Suggest Need for Combined Strategy in Treatment of Rare Form of Blindness

In 2008, a team of scientists funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health, reported major progress in the treatment of an inherited form of progressive blindness using gene therapy.
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NIH study suggests immune system could play a central role in AMD

Changes in how genes in the immune system function may result in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of visual impairment in older adults, based on preliminary research conducted by National Institutes of Health (NIH) investigators.
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Retinal Device Restores Sight in Mice

Researchers have developed a new prosthetic technique that can restore vision to blind mice. The approach could potentially be further developed to improve sight in blind people.
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United States and United Kingdom Collaborate on Ocular Immunology

The NEI, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has become the first U.S. government agency to develop a formal collaborative research and training agreement with the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS).
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Avastin and Lucentis are equivalent in treating age-related macular degeneration

At two years, Avastin (bevacizumab) and Lucentis (ranibizumab injection), two widely used drugs to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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NEI-funded Scientists Create "New Eye Tissues" from Blood Cells in a Petri Dish

Researchers recently demonstrated that human blood cells can be converted into a variety of eye cells important for vision.
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New App to Help the Blind Recognize Objects

NantWorks LLC has released the new LookTel Recognizer app designed to help people who are blind or visually impaired recognize everyday objects by using their iPhone camera.
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Decorative Contact Lenses

Around Halloween time, health experts fear that consumers will harm their eyes with unapproved decorative contact lenses.

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