The human eye contains a blind spot at the back of the eye where the optic nerve and retinal blood enter and exit, but our ...

The microvascular changes in the anterior optic nerve in human glaucomatous eyes were examined by selective methylmethacrylate microvascular corrosion castings following cannulation of the central ...

Neuroscientists studying the eye’s blind spot have found that brain cells in the primary visual cortex, or V1, fire even when ...

In experiments in mouse tissues and human cells, researchers say they have found that removing a membrane that lines the back of the eye may improve the success rate for regrowing nerve cells damaged ...

A research team has successfully demonstrated the world's first gene-editing treatment for Leber's hereditary optic ...

The optic tract is an extension of the optic nerve located in the brain. It begins at the area where information from the left eye and right eye cross (or “decussate”) to create a complete visual ...

Two delicate, bundled stalks of nerve tissue erupt forward from the brain, slip between gaps in the backs of each eyeball, and attach themselves gently to the rear of each retina. These are the optic ...

PITTSBURGH — Scientists have strived for successful eye transplants for centuries. Early attempts read like the diary of Mary Shelley: implanting a dog’s eye into a rat’s groin, transplanting a rat’s ...