Posts Tagged ‘eyes’
Cavefish cast off eyes for life in the dark
NYU (US) — Researchers say cavefish, having lost their pigmentation and sight from living in complete darkness, are an example of convergent evolution. Continue…
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 14:27 - 0 Comments
Top Stories - Oct 3, 2011 8:27 - 1 Comment
How to make cameras auto-focus like eyes
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — A new algorithm suggests there is information lurking in images that cameras have yet to tap. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2011 10:47 - 3 Comments
Oxygen in eyes may raise glaucoma risk
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Higher oxygen levels in the eyes may explain why African Americans have a higher risk of glaucoma than Caucasians. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 18, 2011 10:32 - 2 Comments
Mollusks keep a look out with rock eyes
DUKE (US) — A simple mollusk appears to use hundreds of eye-like structures made of a calcium carbonate crystal to scope out potential predators and to protect itself against being eaten. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 21, 2011 13:44 - 3 Comments
Eyeball camera zooms, zooms, zooms
NORTHWESTERN / U. ILLINOIS (US) — The first curvilinear camera may resemble the human eye, but it does something the eye can’t: it zooms. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 16, 2010 0:03 - 3 Comments
Glaucoma: Skip the treatment?
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS / UC DAVIS (US)—Most people at risk for developing glaucoma due to high eye pressure do not need treatment, according to a large, multicenter study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 22, 2010 13:52 - 2 Comments
Synthetic muscle brings back eye blink
UC DAVIS—Researchers have developed artificial muscles that may help patients with facial paralysis regain the ability to blink. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 16, 2009 14:47 - 0 Comments
Common mechanism at root of eye disorders?
YALE (US)—Determining what triggers the death of retinal cells, called photoreceptors, could hold the key to stopping blinding disorders caused by a wide range of eye diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 24, 2009 19:41 - 2 Comments
Mapping a baby’s retina for signs of blindness
DUKE (US)—New imaging technology may go a long way to improving diagnosis and treatment of a condition that causes blindness in premature babies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 19, 2009 11:52 - 0 Comments
‘Dark cells’ of living retina imaged for first time
U. ROCHESTER (US)—In a quest to figure out why one of the most prevalent eye diseases actually happens, researchers have captured the first-ever images of “dark cells” in a living retina. The new technique for seeing this nearly invisible layer of cells could help doctors identify the onset of many diseases of the eye, including macular degeneration, long before a patient notices symptoms. (more…)
