Madison Mitchell was told they were having a “healthy baby” but when Violet opened her eyes they realized she was different.

A rare diagnosis changed everything.

A baby girl who has very unusual, beautiful, big eyes was diagnosed with a one-in-a-million condition that scared her parents ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first artificial iris for use in adults and children with congenital aniridia or iris defects due to other reasons or conditions, such as ...

Congenital aniridia is a rare disease caused, in most cases, by mutations in the PAX6 gene, which is essential for the development of ocular structures. Although the most visible feature is the total ...

In vivo laser axotomy of a single subbasal fiber (SBF) in an adult mouse. The Ocular Neurobiology laboratory at the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of Miguel Hernández University (UMH) in ...

Cornea of a healthy eye (left) and of a patient with aniridia (right), showing changes in the tissue’s defensive cells that reflect corneal alteration. Credit must be given to the creator.

Rare eye diseases are the leading cause of untreatable blindness in Europe and affect people of all ages. The RESTORE VISION scientific team has identified seven rare ocular conditions that impact the ...