Increase in Childhood Short-Sightedness May Be Linked to COVID-19 Pandemic
A rise in cases of short-sightedness (myopia) among children in Hong Kong may be linked to a significant decrease in the time they have been…
Ophthalmology
How the Visual System Shows Us a More Persistent World
An international collaboration elucidates the mechanisms that facilitate accurate identification of moving images. Imagine meeting a friend on the street, and imagine that with every…
“Best Yet” – New Genetic Test for Glaucoma Is 15x More Likely to Detect High-Risk Patients
The latest investigations into a promising new genetic test for glaucoma — the leading cause of blindness worldwide — has found it has the ability…
Breakthrough Insights From Color-Blind Octopus Help Fight Human Sight Loss
University of Bristol research into octopus vision has led to a quick and easy test that helps optometrists identify people who are at greater risk…
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…
Reducing Blue Light: A New Type of LED That Won’t Keep You Up All Night
To be more energy efficient, many people have replaced their incandescent lights with light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. However, those currently on the market emit a…
Advanced Computer Model Enables Improvements to “Bionic Eye” Technology
Researchers at Keck School of Medicine of USC develop signals that could bring color vision and improved clarity to prosthesis for the blind. There are…
New Mechanism Identified Behind Leading Cause of Blindness
Findings in worms suggest structural integrity of the eye’s light-sensing cells important for age-related macular degeneration Using laboratory-grown roundworms as well as human and mouse…
Retinal Implants Equipped With 10,500 Electrodes to Give Artificial Vision to the Blind
Being able to make blind people see again sounds like the stuff of miracles or even science fiction. And it has always been one of…
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….
Scientific Research Uncovers Benefits of Reading Outdoors
Contrast is a sensory property that makes stimuli stand out. Writers, designers, and musicians all use contrast to emphasize striking differences in text, visual displays…
Cure for Blindness in Sight: Retinal Stem Cell Transplant Clears Experimental Hurdle
Retinal cells derived from adult human eye stem cells survived when transplanted into the eyes of monkeys, an important early step in the validation of…
COVID’s Collateral Damage: Germicidal UV Lamps Can Damage Corneas
While UV light may kill bacteria and viruses, improper use is dangerous. In a paper published in the journal of Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, physicians…
Scientists Replicate Self-Cleaning Anti-reflective Nanocoating of Insects’ Eyes
Scientists from Russia and Switzerland have probed into nanostructures covering the corneas of the eyes of small fruit flies. Investigating them the team learned how…
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,…
Simple Eye Exam With Powerful Artificial Intelligence Could Lead to Early Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis
A simple eye exam combined with powerful artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning technology could provide early detection of Parkinson’s disease, according to research being presented…
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…
Scientists Restore Vision in Blind Mice Using Gene Therapy – Next, Human Testing
Scientists use gene therapy and a novel light-sensing protein to restore vision in mice. NIH-funded therapy will now be tested in humans. A newly developed…