In Blade Runner, “seeking answers was all about looking at the eyes”. At @NatEyeInstitute, we totally agree. If you’re interested in #vision, #research, grant funding, #Ophthalmology, or #Optometry: follow this feed. (I’ll also post about #informatics and #DataScience.) (1/3)

Good news for #myopia therapy: Multifocal contact lens treatment slows axial eye growth, without rebound effect after discontinuing treatment. #NEIfunded work from @OhioStateEye @UHouston @JAMAOphth:

Lessons from the lamprey fish. The primitive jawless vertebrate whose ancestors diverged from all other vertebrates over 500 million years ago, offers a window into the origins of mammalian retina formation. #NEIfunded @NatureComms

High-efficiency base editing to treat #Stargardt disease looks promising in primates and human tissue #organoids. @UniBasel_en @NatureMedicine:

Current wearable haptic devices underutilize the skin's perceptual capabilities. Interesting design concept for cutaneous electrohydraulic (CUTE) devices aimed at providing a range of cues. @MPIforBI @WileyGlobal:

#NEIfunded IRIS registry study: Predictors of health care disparities in Fuchs treatment Age, sex, race, ethnicity & insurance factor into surgical interventions for FECD. @UW @NIHAging @aaronylee @CorneaJournal:

At @NIH: sponsoring a $1M Data Sharing Index Challenge to develop a metric for assessing how effectively researchers share useful data. Can use to build culture of open/team science. Webinar (Tues 1/28/25, 12pm ET): Challenge Info:

Funding opportunity: Does your research focus on preventing, reducing or eliminating disparities in eye and vision health? @NatEyeInstitute & @NIMHD are seeking applications addressing vision health and #SDOH Apply by 3/3/25:

Major new @NIH funding opportunity in new approach methodologies: Coordinating Center & Data Hub for the @NIH_CommonFund #ComplementARIE program Details:

Today at noon ET for @NatEyeInstitute Retinal Disease Interest Group Seminar: Petr Baranov: "Guiding Donor Cells to Their Fate: The Role of Retinal Optic Nerve Microenvironment in Cell Replacement" @BaranovLab @HMSeye @MassEyeAndEar Details:

1/10, 12-1pm ET: @NatEyeInstitute's Retinal Disease Interest Group: Petr Baranov, MD, PhD "Guiding Donor Cells to Their Fate: The Role of Retinal Optic Nerve Microenvironment in Cell Replacement" @BaranovLab @HMSeye @MassEyeAndEar @harvardmed Details:

#NEIfunded longitudinal study reveals disparities in perimetry test-retest variability that may delay detecting glaucoma progression among Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino populations. @BascomPalmerEye @grdslab @SciReports:

Funding opportunity: Does your research focus on preventing, reducing or eliminating disparities in eye and vision health? @NatEyeInstitute & @NIMHD are seeking applications addressing vision health and #SDOH #RequestforApplications Apply by 3/3/25:

Excited to announce Dr. Farran Briggs will join @NatEyeInstitute as Senior Investigator in the Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research. Most recently at @UofR, Briggs brings an impressive record of #optogenetics & functional ultrasound research, charismatic training & mentoring.

A @NatEyeInstitute intramural study adds a twist on how the widely used cell death marker, annexin-V, can be interpreted in the lab & clinic for tracking retinal cell death in eye diseases such as glaucoma. @WeiLilab @IRPatNIH @MDPIOpenAccess:

Study of sub-Tenon triamcinolone in a nonuveitic and nonsurgical pediatric population: no patients required IOP-lowering medications or glaucoma surgery. @MassEyeAndEar @HMSeye @harvardmed @BascomPalmerEye @RetinaJournal:

Who's at risk for DR progression? Post hoc analysis: Predominantly peripheral lesions on ultrawide field fluorescein angiography is associated with significantly increased risk of DR worsening. #NEIfunded @DrcrNet @RetinaJournal:

Early blood flow changes in diabetic retinopathy (DR)? Variable interscan time analysis - a computational technique to characterize blood flow speed in OCTA - measures alterations in DR vs normal eyes. #NEIfunded @TuftsMedicine @MITEECS @RetinaJournal:

From @ICHF_PAN (Poland): an imaging technique that allows the visualization of microcirculatory systems & blood flow in individual layers of the retina. @SPIEtweets #Neurophotonics:

From @nyuniversity: a new miniaturized haptic feedback backpack device helps people with low vision navigate public transport in NYC. @nyutandon @jrrizzo00 @PorfiriMaurizio @MTA

From @SyddanskUni (Denmark): study confirms an early American report that Ozempic doubles the risk of NAION in people with type 2 #diabetes. Overall risk still low (1/50,000) but something to keep an eye on. @JakobGrauslund @Pottegard @BioMedCentral: