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Study confirms poverty and vision problems go hand-in-hand
Thursday 21 December 2017A recent study of 190 countries and territories dating back to 2010 shows that low levels of socio-economic development correlate directly to high levels of visual impairment.
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Study confirms poverty and vision problems go hand-in-hand
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Oldest eye discovery sheds light on early sight
Thursday 14 December 2017A European team including scientists from the University of Edinburgh have found what they believe to be the first example of an eye in an “exceptional” 530-million-year-old trilobite fossil. Crabs, bees and dragonflies all use a form of the very same eye
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Oldest eye discovery sheds light on early sight
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New Which? report claims poor sight test standards
Thursday 30 November 2017Which? have been sending secret shoppers to get eye tests – and the results make for very poor reading. The undercover investigation sent 30 researchers into a range of opticians, and over a third of them (13) rated the sight test they experienced as eith
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New Which? report claims poor sight test standards
30 Nov 2017 -
Scientists say protect your eyes while skiing
Thursday 23 November 2017For many, the winter months offer the prospect of ski breaks with clear blue skies and invigorating mountain air. But are we taking enough care of our eyes on the slopes? Boffins at Liverpool Uni think not…
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Scientists say protect your eyes while skiing
23 Nov 2017 -
Look after your eyes on World Diabetes Day
Tuesday 14 November 2017Do you or a friend suffer from diabetes? On #WorldDiabetesDay, we take a look at the range of diabetes-related eye problems that exist, and look at ways in which you can prevent potential sight-threatening conditions taking hold.
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Look after your eyes on World Diabetes Day
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Discovery of origin of dyslexia in the eye could lead to potential new cure
Thursday 02 November 2017French scientists have discovered a physiological commonality in the eyes of dyslexia sufferers which could potentially lead to a new cure for the condition.
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Discovery of origin of dyslexia in the eye could lead to potential new cure
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Breakthrough UK discovery could answer world shortage of donor corneas
Monday 30 October 2017A new discovery by a group of Newcastle-based scientists could massively reduce the need for donor corneas - which would be welcome news given the chronic shortage of corneas available for transplant not just in the UK but also across Europe and the USA.
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Breakthrough UK discovery could answer world shortage of donor corneas
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“Bionic eye” brain implants to be trialled in US
Thursday 19 October 2017In an exciting development, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given conditional approval to the makers of the world’s first commercial artificial retina to conduct a small-scale clinical trial of a brain implant designed to restore vision.
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“Bionic eye” brain implants to be trialled in US
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Do children who play outdoors have healthier eyes?
Thursday 12 October 2017In a time when a worldwide epidemic of myopia has been predicted, research into both its causes and prevention is of particular relevance. It used to be held that time spent staring close-up at screens in poor light was primarily to blame, but modern res
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Do children who play outdoors have healthier eyes?
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Colour me happy
Thursday 05 October 2017The basic physiology of vision has been understood for the best part of a century, but only in the last twenty years have scientists started to explore a second non-visual pathway by which the different colours we see affects our mind and body.
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Colour me happy
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Weight loss after surgery could improve eye conditions
Thursday 28 September 2017Scientists have discovered a dramatic link between weight loss following bariatric surgery and improved retina health, suggesting that blindness due to retinal damage may be reversible.
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Weight loss after surgery could improve eye conditions
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Revolutionary microscope for the brain could cure blindness
Monday 14 August 2017In a move that brings us a step closer to virtual senses, Scientists in Houston are working on a flat microscope “FlatScope” which bypasses the eyes altogether.
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Revolutionary microscope for the brain could cure blindness
14 Aug 2017
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