Retinal vascular obstruction is an eye disease that causes vision loss by clogging blood vessels that supply nutrition and oxygen to the retina. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment ...

Scientists have known for years that a lattice of blood vessels nourishes cells in the retina that allow us to see – but it's been a mystery how the intricate structure is created. Now, researchers at ...

The aim of these two simultaneous studies was to investigate whether postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) increases retinal and optic nerve head (ONH) blood flow and protects ONH topography and the ...

Scientists have known for some time now that the eyes can also help doctors see signs of non-eye-related health conditions. Through the blood vessels in the retina, eye doctors can detect signs of ...

Researchers from a joint Skoltech-University of Sharjah laboratory and AIRI Institute have automated the analysis of retina images used to diagnose diabetic retinopathy. This refers to retinal damage ...

Scientists say they have determined that low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, may promote a breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier, an important boundary that regulates the flow of nutrients, waste and ...

Research led by scientists at St George's, University of London has discovered 119 areas in the genome that help to determine the size and shape of blood vessels at the back of the eye, and that an ...

Researchers have discovered the virus that causes COVID-19 can breach the protective blood-retinal-barrier with potential long-term consequences in the eye. The blood-retinal barrier is designed to ...

The retina is a light-sensitive layer of tissue lining the back of the eye. Healthy development and function of the retina is critical for normal vision. Vision develops over several years, with ...

Share on Pinterest Eye health may hold the key to predicting heart disease and aging risk, according to new research. PeopleImages/Getty Images Scientists have known for some time now that the eyes ...