Primordial “Hyper-Eye” Discovered: Astonishing 390 Million-Year-Old Hyper-Compound Eye With 200 Lenses
Trilobites of the suborder Phacopina had a unique eye in which about 200 large lenses in each eye spanned at least six individual facets, each…
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Your Eyes May Reveal Your Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
Protein deposits in retina and brain appear to parallel possible neurodegeneration, an insight that might lead to easier, quicker detection. Amyloid plaques are protein deposits…
Proteins and Inflammation: Breakthrough Into Leading Cause of Blindness
A team of scientists, including researchers from Queen Mary University of London, has discovered that the most common form of adult blindness is probably caused…
Warning: High Caffeine Consumption May Increase Risk of Blinding Eye Disease
Consuming large amounts of daily caffeine may increase the risk of glaucoma more than three-fold for those with a genetic predisposition to higher eye pressure…
MRI Scans Link COVID-19 to Potentially Dangerous Eye Abnormalities
Researchers using MRI have found significant abnormalities in the eyes of some people with severe COVID-19, according to a study published in the journal Radiology….
Pioneering New Test Uses AI to Predict Eye Disease Three Years Before Symptoms
A pioneering new eye test, developed by scientists at University College London (UCL) in collaboration with the Western Eye Hospital, London, may predict wet AMD,…
Cornea Can Resist Infection From COVID-19 Coronavirus
Other viruses, such as Zika and herpes simplex, replicate in corneal tissue. New findings from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis…
Human, Bird and Reptile Tears Aren’t So Different – Critical to Healthy Eyesight Across Species
Bird and reptile tears aren’t so unlike our own, shows a new study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science. But the differences could provide insights into…
Your Eyes Can Reveal if You’ve Suffered a Traumatic Experience in the Past
Study shows how traumatic experiences can leave their mark on a person’s eyes. New research by Welsh academics shows that a patient’s pupils can reveal…
Pink Eye Identified as Possible Primary Symptom of COVID-19
Ophthalmologists encouraged to take extra precautions while working with patients who have conjunctivitis. A case of pink eye is now reason to be tested for…
To See the Invisible – Scientific Astonishment and Two-Photon Vision
It started with scientific astonishment. Why is there a green glow when looking at an infrared emitting device? “Such a strange phenomenon was observed by…
Scientists Discover the Origin of Brain Mapping Diversity for Eye Dominance [Video]
The human visual brain devotes most of its neuronal resources to process the part of the visual scene that we see with both eyes. To…
Detecting Early Signs of Eye Diseases From a Photo – There’s a Free App for That
Eye Disease testing app surpasses the ‘gold standard’ of sensitivity, Baylor University researchers say. A Baylor University researcher’s prototype smartphone app — designed to help…
CRISPR-Based Treatment Restores Retinal Function in Mice
Researchers from Columbia University have developed a new technique for the powerful gene editing tool CRISPR to restore retinal function in mice afflicted by a…
Visual System of Marine Annelids Provides Insight Into the Evolution of Eyes
Scientists of the Max Planck Institute have reconstructed the first neuronal map of the visual system of marine annelids, gaining insight into the evolution of…
New Layer of the Human Cornea Discovered
Researchers at The University of Nottingham have discovered a new layer of the human cornea located at the back of the cornea between the corneal…
Females Distinguish Colors Better While Men Excel At Tracking Fast Moving Objects
After having put young adults with normal vision through a battery of tests, scientists were able to conclude that females are better at discriminating among…
Stem Cell Biologists Grow Optic Cups from Human ESCs
In a new study from stem cell biologists at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, scientists demonstrate self-formation of optic cups and storable stratified neural…