This colorful fan of cells from the eye of a developing zebrafish offers a window into the location of specific cell types and their organelles within a growing eye. Get a closer view of the image Get ...

This image looks as if it could be the cover of a science fiction novel. It shows blood and lymphatic vessels in and around the eye of a zebrafish. Understanding how these systems develop in zebrafish ...

Eyes are not only the window to the soul but also to age and health status. Researchers have developed a ‘proteomic clock’ capable of predicting a person’s age and disease status by analyzing the ...

This snail could one day save eyes. The golden apple snail has camera-type eyes that are fundamentally similar to the human eye. Unlike humans, the snail can regenerate a missing or damaged eye. UC ...

They appeared in an evolutionary blink and changed the rules of life for ever. Before eyes, life was gentler and tamer, dominated by sluggish soft-bodied creatures lolling around in the sea. The ...

Scientists are amazed at the discovery of a bristle worm with such sharp-seeing eyes that they can measure up to those of mammals and octopuses. The researchers suspect that these marine worms may ...

An estimated 5-15% of people have problems with dry eyes, with symptoms including eye redness, stinging, or burning sensation ...

What color is a tree, or the sky, or a sunset? At first glance, the answers seem obvious. But it turns out there is plenty of variation in how people see the world—both between individuals and between ...

A burst blood vessel in the eye, or subconjunctival hemorrhage (SCH), causes a patch of blood to appear on the white part of the eye. In most cases, it is harmless and goes away on its own. Healthcare ...

Human eyes are complex and irreparable, yet they are structurally like those of the freshwater apple snail, which can completely regenerate its eyes. Alice Accorsi, assistant professor of molecular ...

Marvelous eyes, but you be the judge of this sea critter’s beauty. Vanadis is a byname of the Norse goddess of love, Freya. Scientists are amazed at the discovery of a bristle worm with such ...