August 29th 2025
Researchers used adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) to study retinas in mice with photoreceptor damage, specifically photoreceptor laser injury.
Retina may be a potential biomarker for reduced brain matter according to new study
March 25th 2022Researchers from the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Bonn and Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen suggest that assessments of the eye’s retina could help to detect a loss of brain substance, ie “brain atrophy.” The findings are based on data from the Rhineland Study.
Decreased retinal vascular density linked to moderate-to-severe COVID-19 pneumonia
March 24th 2022Investigators identified that patients with moderate and severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia have decreased central retinal vascular density compared with patients who were asymptomatic/paucisymptomatic or control subjects.
Highlighting major advances in retinal diagnostics, therapeutics presented at Angiogenesis 2022
March 4th 2022Presenters at the conference provided new evidence about detecting geography atrophy and wet and dry AMD early and predicting disease progression. Investigators are also focused on finding cures for inherited retinal diseases.
COVID-19 linked to retina concerns comparable to Purtscher retinopathy
February 25th 2022Investigators at the Eye Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy, found that the appearance of the retina and optic disc was associated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Alzheimer disease: The retina may predict cognitive changes in middle age
February 17th 2022Researchers know that parts of the retina are considered as biomarkers for Alzheimer disease, but the team from Otago’s Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit in New Zealand have been investigating the retina’s potential to indicate cognitive change earlier in life.
Video game software created for AMD research, uses OCT imaging in gameplay
January 29th 2022A partnership that includes BALANCED Media|Technology, the Retina Foundation of the Southwest and Southern Methodist University is seeking a patent for machine learning software for OCT images aids in identity progression and treatment options.
Difference in retinal age and real age linked to increased death risk
January 21st 2022The difference between retina’s biological age and person’s real age linked to heightened death risk, with a team of Australian investigators finding that evidence suggests the microvasculature in the retina may be a reliable indicator of the overall health of the body’s circulatory system and the brain.