Research News
A recent study focused attention on whether Alzheimer’s disease can spread from one human to another. The risk remains small as long as standard precautions are followed during surgery and other procedures.
An international team of scientists will today receive the prestigious 2018 Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research. The prize, presented by BrightFocus Foundation, honors scientific excellence and is chosen by an awards committee of the Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education.
BrightFocus Foundation recognizes six scientists studying macular degeneration and glaucoma, awarding research grants named in honor of leaders in vision science.
The world’s largest vision science meeting is about to begin. ARVO 2018 will showcase BrightFocus leadership and the latest advances in macular degeneration and glaucoma research being from achieved by BrightFocus grantees.
Two new pressure-lowering glaucoma medications have been approved by the FDA and are becoming available in the United States. Each is unique, and one is the first in a new class of drugs.