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The most recent paper authored by Carlo Rivolta and co-workers from Jerusalem:

"Worldwide Carrier Frequency and Genetic Prevalence of Autosomal Recessive Inherited Retinal Diseases"

Caroline Klaver's team at Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam published a study which confirms that increased computer use is associated with myopia development in children, and that the effect was decreased by outdoor exposure.

Many of our researchers and clinicians contributed to this review by the European Vision Institute Special Interest Focus Group, published in Ophthalmic Research

Ever wondered about the potential correlation? Then this paper is a must-read for you! Our clinicians examined a novel measurement of blood vessel morphology in diabetic eyes which has the potential to be a predictive factor.

Another exciting pre-print from us - check it out right now!

We are about to complete another groundbreaking year for IOB. It is with great pride and gratitude that we look back on times paved with major achievements ...

In case you missed the Novartis Lecture on November 13 you can watch the recording on Youtube. Click here...

He has been awarded an SNSF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowship, to investigate early visual processing in the context of eye movement control

Ghislaine Traber from the IOB Clinical Trial Center and colleagues from University Hospital Zurich published a review in Current Opinions in Neurology that adds to the scientific understanding of visual snow.

The Journal for Translational and Clinical Ophthalmic Research published a special edition in honor of José Cunha-Vaz, edited by HPN Scholl

A case study further improves knowledge about the changes and regeneration in maculopathies caused by intense laser- or sunlight.

Witness something you have never seen! The hardest OCT cases of the world presented by two opposing teams to win the OCT trophy. Experience the IMAX 3D OCT, bringing reality to life on the gigantic cinema screen of the IMAX theatre in Lucerne.

He has been awarded with the Louis Braille Medal of the Hungarian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted, after his lecture for more than 750 blind and visually impaired patients ....

His Alma Mater, Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary, has awarded him their most prestigious research prize. View his award lecture on YouTube

UniNova, the magazine of the University of Basel, features some of the IOB research projects. Discover a wealth of new insights on restoring vision by downloading the issue here (available in EN and DE)

Our Clinical Director at IOB has been named the 2020 recipient of the Paul Henkind Memorial Lecture and Award by the Macula Society