Macular edema is swelling in the eye's retina that causes blurry vision but can progress to more serious vision loss. The most common condition associated with macular edema is diabetic retinopathy, ...

Activation of TREM2 reduces TNF (tumor necrosis factor) in retina/retinal pigment epithelium/choroid complex ... with TREM2 KO mice with specific Cre drivers such as LysM, CD11b, or CX3CR1 Cre to ...

Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) occurs when the vitreous—a gel-like fluid in the eye—detaches from the retina. This results in eye floaters and flashes of light that can be annoying but is usually ...

A new study suggests that never-seen-before stem cells in the human retina can restore vision in mice with a common eye disorder. But more work is needed to translate the treatment to people.

The discovery of the role of autoimmunity in glaucoma and retinal ganglionic cell (RGC) death has led to a paradigm shift in our understanding of the etiopathology of glaucoma. Glaucoma can cause ...

Neuropathic pain (NP) is a common symptom of many diseases and is caused by direct or indirect damage to the nervous system. Tricyclic antidepressants and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors ...

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Constitutive TGFβ signaling is important in maintaining retinal neurons and blood vessels and is a factor contributing to the risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a retinal disease ...

Adult-born granular cells (abGCs) in microglia-depleted mice have lower spine density, but not spine size, compared to abGCs in WT control mice. Together these findings suggest that microglia have ...