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Unexpected cause of inherited color blindness identified
| NewsRead moreGeneticists at the Institute for Ophthalmic Research have discovered a new causative gene for an inherited form of complete color blindness. This…
DRUGSFORD receives Orphan Drug Designation for their LP-DF003 compound
| NewsRead moreRare diseases of the retina, such as Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), cause the photoreceptors of the eye to die. The consequences are severe vision loss or…
Workshop for Early Career Investigators „Neurosensory Systems“ successful implemented
Read more20 young enthusiastic young fellow celebrated a feast of science powered by renown national and international senior experts in the field of…
AMD at the Centre for Ophthalmolgy in Tübingen
Read moreAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in Europe.
Retina Implant’s Founder Awarded the Saudi Ophthalmological Society Gold Medal Lecture Award
| News |Read moreProfessor Eberhart Zrenner, founder and lead clinical trial investigator and founding director of the Institute of Ophthalmic Research, University of…
Vision Scientists at Work
Read moreThe solar eclipse projected at 10:37 CET by scientist of the Institute for Ophthalmic Research in Tuebingen
Major cause of blindness linked to calcium deposits in the eye
Read moreMicroscopic spheres of calcium phosphate have been linked to the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of blindness.
New eye gene therapy close to clinical testing
Read moreThere are many different retinal diseases simply because many different steps of the visual process can be affected. However, they all have one thing…
Members of the German Parliament on Visit at the Centre for Neurosensory Systems
Read moreThe German MPs René Röspel and Martin Rosemann were informed on the research and patient care in otolaryngology and ophthalmology under a common roof…