Scientists have developed a potential new method for corrective eye surgery that doesn’t use lasers, but instead shapes the eye’s outer surface using an electrical current. The method has so far been tested only in animals, but the researchers who pioneered it hope that it will someday offer an alternative or complement to conventional LASIK surgery. The team presented their …
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Did you know that 94 percent of people with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) problems develop Alzheimer’s disease? While the condition is rare, the link between ocular changes and cognitive decline isn’t. Previous studies have examined the impact of retinal vascular health on brain function—which supports theories that the eyes are a gateway to better understanding the brain. And now, scientists …
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Summary: Eye exams could help detect Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms arise. By studying mice with a common genetic mutation, researchers found abnormal changes in retinal blood vessels that paralleled brain changes linked to dementia risk. Because the retina functions as an accessible extension of the brain, these findings highlight its potential as a powerful biomarker. The research paves the …
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A novel implant has shown it can slow vision loss in macular telangiectasia type 2, offering the first approved treatment for this rare disorder. Credit: Stock Phase 3 clinical trial results from Scripps Research and its collaborators supported FDA approval of ENCELTO, the first cell-based treatment for the neurodegenerative retinal disease known as MacTel. For individuals with macular telangiectasia type …
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The ways our eyes explore the world change subtly over time, affected by age and illness. A new study now suggests some of those changes could be used to identify problems with memory and cognition. Researchers from Canada and the West Indies built on previous work by searching for variations in eye viewing patterns in people with and without a …
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Interior designer Bobby Berk was one of the original five hosts of Netflix’s reality show “Queer Eye” — aka the Fab Five — but left after the Season 8 in 2023 and is now set to host his own HGTV show. There was some awkward timing earlier this summer with Berk’s HGTV announcement and the news that “Queer Eye” would …
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Why will Meta’s first HUD glasses only have a display in one eye? An explanation from Meta’s CTO seems to provide the reason. If you haven’t been keeping up with the reports, a wide range of sources suggest that Meta intends to release smart glasses with a small heads-up display (HUD) this year, codenamed Hypernova, controlled by finger gestures from …
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A galaxy billions of light-years across space-time has puzzled scientists since its discovery more than 50 years ago. PKS 1424+240 is a blazar, with a hugely active black hole in its center blasting powerful jets of plasma out into intergalactic space. To qualify as a blazar, a galaxy has to be oriented in a very specific way – with one of …
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