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Thanks to the work of NEI scientists and grantees, we’re constantly learning new information about the causes and treatment of vision disorders. Get the latest updates about their work — along with other news about NEI.

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Wayne State University researchers uncover potential treatment targets for Zika virus-related eye abnormalities

A groundbreaking study from Wayne State presents crucial insights into the ocular effects of Zika virus infection during pregnancy and offers promising avenues for therapeutic intervention.
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Herpes study adds to understanding of viral reinfections, how to potentially prevent them

A new study on herpes infections of the eye from University of Illinois Chicago researchers identifies a key protein involved in viral reinfections that could be targeted by antiviral drugs.
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Eye experts weigh in on artificial tears in midst of infectious outbreak

Questions remain about artificial tears linked to an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections involving 68 people in 16 states, including 5 cases of vision loss, as well as lung and urinary tract infections, and one death.

Scientists say eye-disease drug may also help fight COVID

A UCLA-led group found that the eye drug verteporfin stops replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Iriqat and Lee deliver Global Health Vision Lectures

Series fosters global collaboration and exchange of information among international vision researchers and eye health clinical scientists
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Wayne State University researchers use drug repurposing to treat resistant bacterial eye infections

Researchers from Wayne State University School of Medicine have identified three non-antibiotic drugs that can protect the eye from severe inflammation during bacterial infection.
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Mosquitoes are seeing red: Why new findings about their vision could help you hide from these disease vectors

New research led by scientists at the University of Washington indicates that a common mosquito species — after detecting a telltale gas that we exhale — flies toward specific colors, including red, orange, black and cyan.
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NIH scientists develop faster COVID-19 test

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a new sample preparation method to detect SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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What makes us sneeze?

A team led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified, in mice, specific cells and proteins that control the sneeze reflex.

Vision researchers at Wayne State discover new therapy to treat eye infections

Researchers at the Wayne State University School of Medicine have discovered that a metabolite called itaconate produced during cellular metabolism plays a role in protecting the eye from abnormal inflammation during infection.