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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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‘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.
Fundus photograph of age-related macular degeneration showing drusen.

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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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.
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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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University of Nebraska researchers show role of cytokines in retinal cells

NEI-funded team demonstrates for the first time that cytokines play an important role in the development and regeneration of the retinal cells that degenerate in glaucoma.
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U. Minnesota researchers discover potential new pathway to prevent age-related macular degeneration

The team identified small molecules that can reduce the production of proteins linked to age-related macular degeneration.

Brain wiring is guided by activity even in very early development

Researchers have identified how brain cells begin to coalesce into a wired network in early development before experience has a chance to shape the brain.

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