National Eye Institute (NEI)’s Post

Summer is in full swing! ☀️ So make sure to protect your eyes by wearing sunglasses that block 99 to 100 percent of UVA and UVB radiation. 🕶️ Get more #EyeHealth tips and share: https://lnkd.in/e6igr2uX #UVSafetyMonth

Check out this new camera that mimics microsaccades — tiny movements of the human eye. Researchers at the University of Maryland, 浙江大学, and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology believe this technology is a pathway toward improving robots, smartphones, other image-capturing devices. Read more from Science Robotics: https://lnkd.in/eA6JPCVS

#InCaseYouMissedIt: NEI Director Dr. Chiang and other experts from NEI and around the world discussed the #myopia epidemic during a #GlobalHealth session at the recent Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting. Check out our recap of the discussion: https://lnkd.in/erQ3kGMh

Could #semaglutide increase the risk for eye problems? Maybe, according to researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. They found that semaglutide could be associated with a higher risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic #OpticNeuropathy, a potentially blinding disease — but further research is needed to assess causality. Read more from JAMA Ophthalmology: https://lnkd.in/eHkUPHAf

Just in time for summer — doctors at Wills Eye Hospital have shared clinical images of ocular bee sting. View the images and get details about the case in the New England Journal of Medicine: https://lnkd.in/enBw5_4j

New clues about a therapeutic target for age-related #MacularDegeneration (AMD): Using a mouse model, researchers at The Ohio State University and the University of Virginia found that a telomerase inhibitor slows the degeneration caused by wet AMD. Read more about this #NEIfunded study in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta — Molecular Basis of Disease: https://lnkd.in/eXCX2NAd

Are you interested in working in #VisionResearch? 👁️ 🔬 Check out our latest career opportunities, clinical and postdoctoral fellowships, and more: https://lnkd.in/gqVDMkj

If your patient has a visual impairment, talk to them about #VisionRehabilitation. You can share this video to help them learn more: #EyeHealthEducation

#NEIResearchNews 🔬: NEI-supported research from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has found clues about a potential new treatment for #DiabeticRetinopathy. Read more about this exciting research: https://lnkd.in/eqHrEE-2

Heading outside this summer? Check out the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s tips on protecting your eyes from the sun and UV light. Here’s a preview: Wear sunglasses with the right amount of UV protection! 🕶️ Read the article to get all their tips: https://lnkd.in/evQYZaM #EyeHealthEducation