Share on Pinterest New research involving cones and rods in the retina could lead to new treatments for vision loss. Gregory Adams/Getty Images Cone photoreceptors in retinal degeneration have been ...

Like ours, the fish visual system relies on light-sensitive receptors in the retina called rods and cones: Rods for twilight vision, cones for daylight vision. Researchers examining a 300-million-year ...

Scientists have long believed that the eye uses the retina’s rod cells for vision at night and cone cells to see during the day. New research at The Ohio State University Medical Center, however, ...

In addition to allowing us to see, the mammalian eye also detects light for a number of “non-visual” phenomena. A prime example of this is the timing of the sleep/wake cycle, which is synchronized by ...

CHICAGO — An investigational drug that would potentially be the third approved treatment for people with geographic atrophy has demonstrated a signal the two approved treatments have not: An ability ...

A gene therapy that significantly improves vision in a form of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) does not slow global degeneration of photoreceptors, according to a report published online January 22 ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have successfully blocked the advance of retinal degeneration in mice with a form of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) by treating them with vitamin E, alpha-lipoic acid and other ...

A 22-year-old man was referred with decreased visual acuity of 4 years duration and bilateral ‘positive’ scotomata. Past medical and ocular history was unremarkable. Visual acuity (VA) was 0.30 logMAR ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A newly discovered retinal structure in the eyes of certain kinds of songbirds might help the animals find and track insect prey more easily. The foundation of avian vision ...

Have you ever wondered why, when plunged into complete darkness, your eyes seem to conjure up swirling patterns, flashes, or ...