“These data should be important to the entire field and to patients with this devastating disease... especially in light of developing therapeutic technologies to correct genes by excising the defected region and repairing it" #AMD #VisionResearch Moran Eye Center

It’s #HealthyAgingMonth! As we get older, we’re at higher risk for common eye conditions — but vision loss doesn’t have to be a normal part of aging! Help spread the word: nei.nih.gov/learn-about-ey…

At NIH Intramural: NEI Intramural investigator Stanislav Tomarev & Ben Mead (Cardiff University) are exploring *micro*RNA-based therapies for glaucoma. Increased IOP vs. optic nerve crush models had different miRNA levels: different Rx needed? mdpi.com/1158618

Novel approach reverses amblyopia in animals shar.es/aW7QFx via MIT Picower Institute

Hope everyone has had a good #LaborDayWeekend! Stay tuned for exciting news about the NEI 2021-2026 Strategic Plan. We are targeting an official release in Fall 2021, shortly before several major meetings (AAO, American Academy of Optometry, Society for Neuroscience (SfN)...).

New research from UVA Health and Bradley Gelfand, PhD suggests new treatment for dry #AMD #VisionResearch. newsroom.uvahealth.com/2021/10/21/pro…

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medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2021/Reti… #visionresearch

"To support a healthy and equitable future requires rigorous and unbiased research that the government is well-positioned to do. We owe the people of our country nothing less." Great to see this piece from Michael F. Chiang in Healio healio.com/news/primary-c… #visionresearch

ICYMI: NEI unveiled its new strategic plan: nei.nih.gov/about/strategi… #visionresearch Michael F. Chiang

Applications for the 2022 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health are due Feb 4!

A study at Johns Hopkins Medicine showed over 30% of wet #AMD patients could safely stop injection treatment after one year. hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/… via Hopkins Med News

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advancing NEI AGI Research on newly Identified Factors Into Models of Visual System Regeneration grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/n… #visionresearch

Pathway to better eye health runs through the gut news.ohsu.edu/2021/12/21/pat… #visionresearch

Study: Cataract surgery linked with lessened dementia risk newsroom.uw.edu/news/study-cat… #visionresearchnow

More research linking #vision and #dementia: “…vision impairment is just as influential as a number of other long accepted modifiable dementia risk factors,” says Joshua Ehrlich, MD, MPH U-M Kellogg Eye Center #visionresearch medpagetoday.com/neurology/deme…

Registration is now open for the 11th Annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit! Join us on July 13 & 14 for this fantastic, virtual event. Info. at: preventblindness.org/eyesummit

Join Prevent Blindness July 13-14 at its annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit! eyesummit.vfairs.com #eyesummit

ICYMI: Progress toward a stem cell–based therapy for blindness penntoday.upenn.edu/news/progress-… #visionresearch

Black patients have higher risk of advanced vision loss after a new diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma when compared to white patients. Early screening is key to id'ing early-onset glaucoma & decreasing incidence of vision disability. mountsinai.org/about/newsroom… #visionresearch