Human retinal stem-like cells with potential to repair vision loss discovered
Wenzhou Medical University and collaborating institutions have identified a population of human neural retinal stem-like ...
Newly found rare cells could be a missing link in color perception
In a new study in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers at the University of Rochester have used adaptive optics to ...
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Lateral inhibition in the inner retina is important for spatial tuning of ganglion cells
The center–surround receptive-field organization in retinal ganglion cells is widely believed to result mainly from lateral inhibition at the first synaptic level (in the outer retina).
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Glaucoma and high IOP closely associated with risk of diabetic retinopathy, suggests study
A recent study published in the journal of BMC Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome revealed a reciprocal causal relationship ...
Child’s screen time damaging their eyes? 7 ways to protect their eyes from blue light threat
A meta-analysis in JAMA Ophthalmology confirms that extended near-work activities, including prolonged screen use, contribute ...
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Proteins in eye's nerve cells linked to Alzheimer's disease
"We discovered that abnormal tau proteins accumulate in retinal ganglion cells, which are key nerve cells in the eye that send information to the brain," said Maya Koronyo-Hamaoui, Ph.D ...
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Detecting retinal ganglion cell changes in diabetes using novel tests of visual function
While diabetic retinopathy is typically associated with vascular damage, recent work has shown that the density of retinal ganglion cells is also reduced in diabetes prior to the development of ...