view more Credit: Thomas Reh, PhD Loss of neurons in in the retina due to trauma or disease leads to vision impairment or blindness, a process which is irreversible in humans.

Defense lawyers have called shaken baby syndrome, or abusive head trauma, junk science. But doctors say shaking a baby is dangerous.

Blunt eye trauma can cause bruises and scarring of the retina. Following a blunt trauma, tears can develop and lead to blinding retinal detachments at any time in life. Symptoms of retinal detachment ...

The consultants explained that all of the patients they treated had traumatic primary retinal trauma and retained silicone oil from previous surgery. Silicone oil plays a pivotal role in the ...

"What I've heard of detached retina is boxing or football, you know, people had a trauma to the eye," said Djini Tavares who, a year ago, suddenly noticed a change in the sight in her right eye.

Court documents reveal the infant suffered a skull fracture, retinal hemorrhaging, and spinal trauma, injuries consistent with blunt-force trauma.

This difference in behavior is based on different genetic programs being activated in fish versus mammalian Müller glia after injury. “The molecular mechanisms involved in retinal regeneration ...