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…
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…
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…
The latest investigations into a promising new genetic test for glaucoma — the leading cause of blindness worldwide — has found it has the ability…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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 from Russia and Switzerland have probed into nanostructures covering the corneas of the eyes of small fruit flies. Investigating them the team learned how…
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,…
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…
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 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…