Antibody-based eye drops show promise for treating dry eye disease
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to identify the presence of a specific type of antibody, called anti-citrullinated protein autoantibodies,...
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Researchers report a new way to produce curvy electronics
Contact lenses that can monitor your health as well as correct your eyesight aren’t science fiction, but an efficient manufacturing method—finding a way to produce...
Scanning the lens of the eye could predict type 2 diabetes and prediabetes
New research presented at this year’s annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 September) shows that...
Breakthroughs seen in artificial eye and muscle technology
Inspired by the human eye, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed an adaptive metalens that...
Optic nerve stimulation to aid the blind
Scientists from EPFL in Switzerland and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Italy are developing technology for the blind that bypasses the eyeball entirely and sends messages...
Global smart contact lenses market 2019-2026: size, share, top vendor, trends and demand
A new report by MRS Research Group on Smart Contact Lenses market studies the intense structure of the Smart Contact Lenses market. The report breaks...
Penn Engineering’s blinking eye-on-a-chip used for disease modeling and drug testing
People who spend eight or more hours a day staring at a computer screen may notice their eyes becoming tired or dry, and, if those...
Scientists develop a physical biomarker for cornea restoration therapy
Our eyes—the windows to the soul—need constant care, and as we age, they sometimes also need significant repair. The panes of these windows—the corneas—are transparent...
Low-cost retinal scanner could help prevent blindness worldwide
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a low-cost, portable optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanner that promises to bring the vision-saving technology to underserved regions...