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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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Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment benefits patients with eye disease and pain from shingles

New research suggests long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of shingles-related eye inflammation, infection, and pain.
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‘Visual clutter’ alters information flow in the brain

Too much stuff in the periphery of our vision can make it difficult to identify what we’re seeing. Yale researchers now know how that clutter affects the brain.
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New research offers hope for preventing age-related blindness

New research from the University of Rochester provides important insights into the cellular mechanisms behind AMD and offers potential avenues for new treatments.
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Researchers discover new role of immune cells in eye health

A new study reveals how the eye resolves inflammation in the eye disease autoimmune uveitis.
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Scientists discover gene responsible for rare, inherited eye disease

Scientists at the National Eye Institute and their colleagues have identified a gene responsible for some inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), which are a group of disorders that damage the eye’s light-sensing retina and threatens vision.
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Hikosaka selected as citation laureate

Each year, the Institute for Scientific Information selects a list of Nobel-class scientists based on journal citation volume.
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Activity in brain system that controls eye movements highlights importance of spatial thinking

New research from UChicago shows that the superior colliculus, a brain region that controls eye movements, also plays an important role in higher cognitive functions like categorization and decision making.

NEI-led studies point to potential development of a cataract drug

Researchers at the National Eye Institute and their collaborators have identified a protein, known as RNF114, that reverses cataracts, a clouding of the eye’s lens that occurs commonly in people as they age.
Three surgeons conducting eye surgery in a small room.

Two common surgeries equally effective for treating blinding condition of the eyelid

Trachomatous trichiasis can successfully be treated by either of the two most common types of eyelid surgery, according to findings from a large comparison trial funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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NEI launches challenge to promote data sharing

The S-index challenge aims to incentivize and reward data sharing by promoting a new metric. Participants will be judged on their proposed methods for calculating the index.

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