The ocular surface hosts a low-abundance microbial community that may help regulate immune defenses, while changes in its composition have been associated with inflammatory and infectious eye diseases ...

Scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have developed a zebrafish model of NEDBEH—a rare genetic disorder that can cause coloboma, where parts of the eye are missing due to developmental ...

A study using tiny retinas grown in a lab has revealed how subtle changes in a key growth-controlling protein can lead to a condition causing serious eye defects from birth. The findings, published in ...

Visual impairment significantly affects daily life, prompting many individuals to seek permanent surgical solutions. W ...