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Light, sight and posture
Thursday 25 October 2018Were you aware that there is a relationship between your posture and your eyesight? And that adding a light source into the equation adds a new level of complexity?
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Light, sight and posture
25 Oct 2018 -
Scientists says a longer education is bad for your eyesight
Monday 08 October 2018A recent study published by The BMJ claims that spending more years in full time education is associated with a greater risk of developing short-sightedness (myopia).
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Scientists says a longer education is bad for your eyesight
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Would you recognise an “eye stroke”?
Thursday 30 August 2018They affect one in 10,000 people, but they are rarely diagnosed correctly. So what exactly is an “eye stroke”? And how would you recognise the onset of one?
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Would you recognise an “eye stroke”?
30 Aug 2018 -
Gene Therapy and Eye Conditions – latest news
Thursday 16 August 2018In December 2017 the American Federal Drug Adminstration (FDA) licensed the first every therapy to treat a genetic disease causing blindness – Luxturna from Spark Technologies - at a cost of $425,000 per eye.
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Gene Therapy and Eye Conditions – latest news
16 Aug 2018 -
Glaucoma discovery may also help with Alzheimer’s and Parkinsons
Tuesday 14 August 2018A Canadian team have discovered a new signal for the presence of Glaucoma which may also serve as an early indication of other diseases.
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Glaucoma discovery may also help with Alzheimer’s and Parkinsons
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A community approach to eye health?
Thursday 09 August 2018Have you heard of microbiomes? They’ve been all the rage in research land for the last 10 years – and their discovery has opened a whole new avenue of potential therapies to combat ill health.
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A community approach to eye health?
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US authorise autonomous AI to diagnose eye disease
Thursday 19 July 2018It would seem that clinical diagnosis by machine is no longer a far-off vision of future health care, with the recent announcement that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved marketing of artificial intelligence (AI) to detect a form of ey
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US authorise autonomous AI to diagnose eye disease
19 Jul 2018 -
How the caveman in us all could affect our eyesight
Monday 09 July 2018Research from the Brain Imaging Centre at Goethe University has revealed that we see better at dawn and dusk – times when our distant ancestors would have been most at risk from predators in the shadows.
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How the caveman in us all could affect our eyesight
9 Jul 2018 -
Why space travel is bad for the eyes…
Thursday 05 July 2018For those considering a quick hop into space, it is our sad duty to report that it may not be the best move for your eyeballs
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Why space travel is bad for the eyes…
5 Jul 2018 -
Are eyes the key in combating Alzheimer’s?
Monday 18 June 2018New research has identified that our eyes could provide an early indication of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles have discovered that retinal amyloid, an early indicator of the disease, can be found
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Are eyes the key in combating Alzheimer’s?
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Omega 3 to cure dry eye? Scientists say not necessarily…
Monday 21 May 2018One in four people in the UK suffer from dry eyes, and many of them turn to fish oil supplements to relieve the irritating symptoms. But breaking research now shows that omega-3 fatty acids are no more effective than olive oil in helping with the conditio
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Omega 3 to cure dry eye? Scientists say not necessarily…
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The sun and your eyes
Tuesday 08 May 2018Sun Awareness Week is an initiative run every year in May by the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD).
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The sun and your eyes
8 May 2018
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