Created by the Institut de la Vision, the bioelectronics start-up Pixium Vision - the originator of the new generation of retinal prostheses - is joining forces with Second Sight, an innovative Californian company, to form the world leader in vision restoration, of which it will be the majority...
» Giving sight back to the blind, an increasingly realistic scenario
The pupil not only regulates the amount of light entering the eye, but also reflects the state of the brain: when we are aroused or focused, the pupils dilate. The pupil even changes as mammals sleep, constricting during deep non-REM sleep and dilating in REM sleep. Now, for the first time,...
» Bird pupils behave unexpectedly different
Ocular infarction is a medical emergency - study investigates early restoration of blood flow in acute infarction
» "Time is Retina": If the eye suddenly sees nothing anymore, there is no time to lose.
An estimated 1.2 million blind and visually impaired people live in Germany. All of them face similar challenges in everyday life - for example, in the supermarket: whether small price tags, special offer items in the aisle or frequently re-sorted goods: shopping alone is difficult for people with...
» Nutrition for visually impaired people
Carlo Rivolta and Dasha Nelidova have been awarded with the Alfred-Vogt Awards 2021 and Magdalena Renner and Cameron Cowan have received the Swiss OphthAward 2021.
» Highest Swiss Distinction in Ophthalmology & Swiss OphthAward 2021 goes to IOB
A research team from the Centre for Organismal Studies of Heidelberg University has demonstrated that complex retinal tissue can be cultured in a Petri dish from embryonic stem cells of bony fish. Until now, stem cells from mammals, including humans, have been used in organoid research. For the...
» Fish Eyes from a Petri Dish
The European Vision Institute is thrilled to announce the “TOP LIST of excellent Women in European Vision Research and Ophthalmology 2021”.
» EVI Top List of Women in European Vision Research and Ophthalmology 2021
The traces light leaves on the retina close gaps in visual perception and provide continuity in knowing what is where as we move.
» Tracking the traces of light in the short-lived memory of the eyes
A form of gene therapy protects optic nerve cells and preserves vision in mouse models of glaucoma, according to research supported by NIH's National Eye Institute. The findings suggest a way forward for developing neuroprotective therapies for glaucoma, a leading cause of visual impairment and...
» Scientists discover gene therapy provides neuroprotection to prevent glaucoma vision loss
