Research News
Recent BrightFocus grantees, Vinit B. Mahajan, MD, PhD, and co-investigator Jessica M. Skeie, PhD, of the University of Iowa mapped the location and quantities of some 4,403 different proteins expressed in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choroid of the healthy human eye. This molecular map now provides clues as to why certain areas of the choroid are more sensitive to certain diseases, as well as where to target therapies and why.
There’s been a major discovery from Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL). In mice studies, researchers have shown that fibroblast growth factor (FGF) proteins, a family of “signaling proteins” involved in tissue formation, can be independently manipulated to bring about desired results in individual organs without disrupting the organism as a whole.
BrightFocus Reports the Highlights in Vision Research from ARVO 2014 - May 3, 2014
Hundreds of vision disease experts came to Washington, D.C. this week for the 2014 Focus on Eye Health National Summit. BrightFocus and other vision advocacy groups help sponsor this annual event, which is organized by Prevent Blindness. Here are excerpts and insights from many of the featured speakers.
The week of July 20-24, 2014 brought the International Society for Eye Research (ISER) biennial meeting to U.S. shores. In San Francisco, ISER 2014 drew 800 scientists from 37 countries to hear about the latest in vision research.
