Posts Tagged ‘ophthalmology’
Halloween lenses: More trick than treat
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Don’t get tricked into hurting eyes with unsafe contact lenses this Halloween, says visual scientist Mary Migneco. Continue…
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:50 - 0 Comments
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…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 14, 2011 10:30 - 0 Comments
Aerosol sprays a hazard to kids’ eyes
BROWN (US) — Children account for more than half of emergency room visits for eye damage caused by aerosol spray cans, evidence that they remain susceptible to preventable injuries from consumer products. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 11, 2010 13:50 - 0 Comments
Deaf adults have highly tuned vision
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Children born deaf are slower to react to objects in their peripheral vision than hearing people, but teens and adults who have been deaf since birth react faster than their hearing peers. (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 - Mar 8, 2010 12:05 - 12 Comments
Glaucoma’s blindness starts in the brain
VANDERBILT (US)—The first sign of injury in glaucoma occurs in the brain, not the eye as previously thought. A new study shows glaucoma is very much like other central nervous system diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 12, 2010 10:29 - 0 Comments
Gene discovery could save sight
LEEDS (UK)—The discovery of a new gene may help save the sight of patients with a type of inherited blindness. (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 - Oct 2, 2009 18:10 - 0 Comments
Color plays musical chairs in the brain
U. CHICAGO (US)—What happens in the brain when a color loses the object to which it is linked—for instance, a pink flamingo or blue lake? For the first time, researchers have shown that instead of disappearing along with the lost object, the color latches onto a region of some other object in view, a finding that reveals a new basic property of sight. (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…)
