The retina contains millions of cells that perceive light, color, and fine details in the things you see. A number of ...

indicating a transverse section of myelinated nerve fibers. (D) Electron microscopy of a myelinated axon in a mouse optic nerve at higher magnification. The axon is surrounded by multilamellar ...

There I developed my present interest in biomedical modeling, drawn to the beautiful geometry of our anatomy. My Ph.D. students have gone on to places like Google, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and Siemens ...

The UMass Lowell NERVE Center is an interdisciplinary robotics testing, research, and training facility that evaluates robot capabilities, human performance, and human-robot interaction. The mission ...

Glaucoma occurs due to optic nerve damage. A common treatment is prescription eye drops. Although eye drops do not cure or reverse vision loss, they can help prevent optic nerve damage.

Some are so well preserved that scientists have been able to use scanning electron microscope images to piece together their inner anatomy ... The bundled nerve fibers also need to pass through ...

Ask ophthalmologist Dr. Lauren Kaplan if eye exams are important and she will give a resounding “yes.” A medical doctor ...

It is the muscular curtain that sits near the front between the cornea and the lens. The iris determines the size of the ...

derived from human pluripotent stem cells bundle together and navigate their environment using growth cones (green), similar to human development of the optic nerve. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Craniopharyngiomas (pronounced kray-nee-ow-fe-ruhn-jee-ow-muhs) are benign tumors that usually start in the base of your brain near your optic nerves or your hypothalamus, above your pituitary gland.

We review the incidence of retrobulbar hemorrhage, risk factors, orbital anatomy, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment options. Preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative measures to ...