The intricacy and seeming perfection of the eye, both as an object ... and four chapters on retina. Each chapter is a skilful blend of anatomy and up-to-date physiology. The book does not include ...

Eventually, the light-sensitive spot evolved into a retina, the layer of cells and pigment at the back of the human eye. Over time a lens formed at the front of the eye. It could have arisen as a ...

Using an experimental technique called "Oz," researchers stimulated the human retina such that people saw a brand-new color.

A new study suggests that never-seen-before stem cells in the human retina can restore vision in mice with a common eye ...

What are the next exciting step? Several possibilities include further refining the vision testing and applying those tests to human patients. Another opportunity is testing retinal function in other ...

However, a new possibility has emerged: breaking those limits and unlocking a color previously unseen by human eyes. James ...

In fish and amphibians, the outer edge of the retina houses stem cells that regenerate tissue continuously. Whether a comparable system exists in the human eye has been debated for more than two ...

the retinal tissues remained viable. These human tissue data provide a key first step supporting human trials of the eye drops. The research was funded by the NEI Intramural Research Program.