Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Living in an area with high deprivation was associated with a thinner retinal nerve fiber layer. Researchers ...

Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal kingdom—function permanently without it. This may be relevant in future ...

A team led by Mount Sinai researchers has identified stem cell populations and mechanisms underlying age-related degeneration in glands that are vital to eye function. The findings, published in ...

Here's some science trivia for you: unlike the inner retina in most animals (including us), birds' inner retinas function without oxygen. And now, researchers led by a team from Aarhus University in ...

A common infection may reach the eye, trigger inflammation, and worsen memory loss linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. You may have seen advertisements claiming to eliminate the need for eyeglasses through vision therapy or vision training – basically, eye ...