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Microscopic image of nerves, pathogen, and T cells in an eye
Science Snapshot: Eye Immunity
Researchers find that tissue-resident memory T cells in the corneas of mice engender a lasting immune response.
Science Snapshot: Eye Immunity
Science Snapshot: Eye Immunity

Researchers find that tissue-resident memory T cells in the corneas of mice engender a lasting immune response.

Researchers find that tissue-resident memory T cells in the corneas of mice engender a lasting immune response.

eye, neuroscience

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Neurons Simplify Visual Signals by Responding to Only One Retina
Anne N. Connor | Oct 1, 2021 | 2 min read
Mice have neurons that connect to both eyes but only propagate the signal from one or the other, simplifying the information sent to the cerebral cortex.
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Retinal Activity Prepares Blind Newborn Mice for Vision
Ruth Williams | Jul 22, 2021 | 3 min read
Spontaneous waves of nerve impulses flowing across the retina help mouse pups practice motion detection for when they eventually open their eyes.
illustration of different cells types in retina
Cones Derived from Human Stem Cells Help Mice See: Study
Marcus A. Banks | Apr 23, 2021 | 3 min read
Researchers insert functioning cone photoreceptors into the retinas of mice with advanced eye disease, improving their vision.
Quasi-Lymphatic System in the Rodent Eye Clears Waste
Abby Olena, PhD | Apr 16, 2020 | 3 min read
Two rodent models of glaucoma have defects in the waste drainage system.
Image of the Day: DISCO Tissue Clearing
Emily Makowski | Oct 22, 2019 | 1 min read
New methods of visualizing tissue are presented at the Society for Neuroscience meeting.
spinyfin Diretmus argenteus deep sea vision fish photopigment opsin
This Deep-Sea Fish Has the Most Types of Opsins Among Vertebrates
Katarina Zimmer | May 9, 2019 | 4 min read
The silver spinyfin has an extraordinary diversity of rod photopigments, which researchers propose may allow it to see color in the deep, dark sea.
Nanoparticles Let Mice See Near Infrared Light
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 28, 2019 | 4 min read
Researchers injected the retinas of mice with nanoparticles that bound to photoreceptors and converted near-infrared light to green light that the animals could see.
Image of the Day: In the Eye of a Fly
Carolyn Wilke | Feb 26, 2019 | 1 min read
A missing microRNA leads to degenerating neurons and blindness in a fruit fly.
Retina Recordings Reinvented
Ruth Williams | Nov 1, 2018 | 2 min read
Ultraflexible mesh electrodes monitor the intact, functioning eyes of awake animals.
Image of Day: Retinas from Scratch
Ashley Yeager | Oct 12, 2018 | 1 min read
Human eye organoids could help scientists develop therapies for colorblindness.
Image of the Day: Throw the Switch
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 27, 2018 | 1 min read

A computer model of the eye can predict the consequences of altering the neural pathways of vision.

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Pupil Response to an Optical Illusion Tied to Autistic Traits
Abby Olena, PhD | Mar 13, 2018 | 3 min read
People whose pupils change more dramatically during a visual perception task tend to score higher on a self-reported scale of autistic traits.
Image of the Day: Mantis Glasses
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Feb 9, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers outfitted praying mantises with miniature spectacles to investigate how they see the world. 
Image of the Day: Fish Eye Lens
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Nov 1, 2017 | 1 min read
Researchers develop a new method to highlight specific cells that reside in the lens of a zebrafish.
Symmetrical Eyes Indicate Dyslexia
Ruth Williams | Oct 18, 2017 | 4 min read
People who read normally tend to have one dominant eye while people with dyslexia do not, research shows.
What the Sun Does to Photoreceptors
Catherine Offord | Aug 16, 2017 | 4 min read
Optometrist and eclipse-chaser Ralph Chou describes how even a partially eclipsed sun can damage the eye.
Orchid Bees Use Simple Eyes to Detect Polarized Light
Catherine Offord | Sep 1, 2016 | 3 min read
The second visual field may aid in navigation.
Animal Magnetism
Catherine Offord | May 1, 2016 | 2 min read
A photosensitive protein behind the retinas of cockroaches plays a role in light-dependent, directional magnetosensitivity.
Sighted Microbes
Catherine Offord | Feb 9, 2016 | 2 min read
Photosynthetic cyanobacteria sense light in much the same way as a human eyeball, scientists show.
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