Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1) is a secreted inhibitor of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, which plays a pathogenic role in diabetic retinopathy (DR). We aimed to investigate whether DKK-1 levels in the ...

New research from Boston Medical Center found a significant correlation between biomarkers in the vitreous humor of the eye and pathologically confirmed cases of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Chronic ...

Neurofilament light chain (NfL), a biomarker previously measured in blood or cerebrospinal fluid and used to indicate neurodegeneration, is detectable in the vitreous humor of the eye, opening the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Small, crowded eyes tend to make phacoemulsification challenging. Short axial length coupled with a crowded ...

“Proteomics of human vitreous fluid has generated new ideas about the effects of diabetes on the retina,” said Dr. Feener. “Now we are in the process of exploring the role of the other proteins we ...

A vitrectomy is a type of eye surgery. An eye doctor may recommend it to treat advanced diabetic retinopathy. The surgery involves removing blood and scar tissue in the eye. Diabetic retinopathy can ...

If you’ve ever gazed at a blank sheet of paper and seen black wisps and tangles drift through your field of vision, you have floaters. Floaters are a result of vitreous fluid inside your eyeball ...

Vitreous detachment is a process in which the vitreous separates from the retina with or without collapsing in on itself. The vitreous is a jelly-like body that fills the posterior chamber of the eye, ...

What Is Posterior Vitreous Detachment? Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is an eye condition that naturally happens with age, when gel that usually fills your eyeball detaches from your retina. If ...