June is Cataract Awareness Month (https://preventblindness.org/cataract-awareness-month-2020/). Cataracts, any opacity in the eye lens, are the world’s leading cause of blindness. Their formation usually takes place as people age, and currently, the only solution is to undergo cataract surgery. Our laboratory is looking to understand the mechanism of how cataracts form so that non-surgical treatment methods can be developed. Check out our most recent research paper about age-related changes in the lens and cataract formation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31844034/.
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