A research team from the Medical University of Vienna and the Medical University of Graz has discovered a previously unknown genetic cause of hereditary optic atrophy, a degenerative disease of the ...

Ithaca College’s chapter of Guiding Eyes for the Blind is an organization that allows students to become involved in this ...

Greyhound Racing New Zealand (GRNZ) welcomes news the rate of serious greyhound injuries has fallen dramatically, following years of work to evolve welfare-focused initiatives — including ...

Have you ever been in a restaurant or on an airplane, seen a dog, and wondered, “Is that dog allowed in here?” Well, if the dog in question is a guide dog or service dog, the answer is yes. Working ...

Ocugen (OCGN) is a clinical-stage biotech focused on modifier gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases, with key catalysts expected by 2026. OCGN's pipeline includes OCU400 (RP/LCA), OCU410ST ...

What inspired that furry figure in the corner of Rembrandt’s celebrated painting? Researchers at the Rijksmuseum say they’ve solved the longtime mystery. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Amsterdam It can ...

A shelter volunteer recently paid a visit to one of the pups who's been waiting for a family the longest—what he did when she walked by his kennel has melted hearts among social media users. On ...

A South African pastor’s vision that Jesus will return to Earth this week and bring Christian believers to heaven, also known as the rapture, has sent social media into a frenzy, with many worried ...

The earlier patients with potentially blinding geographic atrophy start treatment with the complement inhibitor pegcetacoplan, the more retinal tissue they retain 4 years later compared with patients ...

Vitamin supplements known to potentially slow the progression of intermediate age-related macular degeneration do not seem to have a similar effect on geographic atrophy, an advanced form of the dry ...

While pivotal research on therapies for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and geographic atrophy (GA) focused on one condition or the other, retina specialists commonly encounter ...

A Costa Mesa woman accused of registering her dog to vote and casting two ballots in the dog’s name has been charged with five felonies, authorities said Friday, Sept. 5. Laura Lee Yourex, 62, ...