Ophthalmology / Optometry - Jun 7, 2023 - Stimulating a bile acid receptor can help protect the vision of premature newborns

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	Stimulating a bile acid receptor can help protect the vision of premature newborns It sounds like bile acid in the eye would hurt, but scientists think stimulating one of its receptors can actually help protect the vision of premature newborns.

	Researchers use AI models to advance drug delivery system for chronic eye diseases Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have used artificial intelligence models and machine-learning algorithms to successfully predict which components of amino acids that make up therapeutic proteins are most likely to safely deliver therapeutic drugs to animal eye cells.

			New insights into how axons grow could lead to effective therapies for blindness, paralysis Injuries to the nerves can blind or paralyze because adult nerve cells don't regenerate their connections. Now, a team of UConn School of Medicine researchers report in Development that at least a small population of nerve cells exist in everyone that could be coaxed to regrow, potentially restoring sight and movement.

			Eye drops to slow the progression of nearsightedness in kids could be on the horizon The results of a new clinical trial suggest that the first drug therapy to slow the progression of nearsightedness in kids could be on the horizon.

			New book of tactile illustrations for visually impaired children Children with visual impairment do not perceive the world in the same way as sighted people. As a result, they need specific educational tools, including children's books, that enhance their skills and senses.

	Technology advance could enable the use of ophthalmologic OCT systems at home Researchers have shown that a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) diode, which is commonly used in telecommunications and lidar applications, could offer a less expensive light source for swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT).

	Neopterin: The infection biomarker This article details the origins of neopterin, its essential role in the immune response, and how it can act as an effective early indicator for bacterial and viral infections, allograft rejections, autoimmune disorders, and sarcoidosis.

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