What we know about light, sight and reading.
Notes from forty years of making lights, and from the research we follow.
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Breakthrough in the use of light as a therapy for cancer
American boffins have developed a chemical process which allows infrared light to enter the human body in a harmless way but then to re-emit as visible energy.
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Far East talks tough on eyesight and video gaming
Japan is the latest country in the Far East to attribute failing eyesight among its youngsters to time spent staring at small screens.
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The Hay Festival – 32 facts for 32 years
One of the world’s biggest literary festivals, the Hay Festival has attracted many great speakers over the past three decades, from Salman Rushdie to Bill Clinton. In eager...
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New sight-giving microchip
Australian boffins have developed “the most complex neuro-simulation chip ever designed” which they hope to trial in humans during 2019. When implanted in the retina, the chip works...
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Could light stop you itching?
For the first time, scientists have used a targeted light source effectively to stop one of nature’s most irritating symptoms – the common itch.
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Serious at the Hay Festival – New Serious Reading Room announced
The Hay Festival, the UK’s largest literary festival, takes place for the 32nd time this year between 23rd May and 2nd June.
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Blue light good as medication for lowering blood pressure
A new study published in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology has revealed that blue light is as effective at relieving high blood pressure as drugs designed specifically...
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How light could be used to treat incontinence
Such is the untapped potential of the restorative capabilities of LED that there seems to be a new discovery about medical benefits just about every other day.
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Researchers claim LED is about so much more than lighting
We are now all aware of the energy-saving impact of switching to LED lighting, but there is far more to LED than first meets the eye.
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Cinderella LED losing out to renewable energy sisters…
Whilst energy efficient measures like changing to LED light bulbs have made a huge difference to UK energy consumption in recent years, their contribution has been relegated in...
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Growing eye parts from skin cells could lead to cure for blindness
Doctors are growing eye parts from skin cells as part of a project to find a cure for rare genetic causes of blindness.
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New gel drops could be sight-savers
Scientists from the University of Birmingham have developed a fast-acting new eye gel which effectively repairs scarring to the cornea, providing an alternative to a risky corneal transplant.
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The bionic eye comes a step closer….
In a landmark step towards achieving the stuff of science fiction, American scientists have employed 3D printing to create a primitive “eye” on a hemispherical surface.
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Winter blues could be down to the colour of your eyes…
Cold weather and longer nights have a negative effect on many of us, resulting in irritability and lethargy in the winter months.
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Of mice and men - new discovery may give insight into how our night vision works
Scientists investigating how mice perceive light at night have made a discovery that may one day help visually impaired humans see better.
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Recent study hailed as a step closer to a cure for Glaucoma
Researchers from the University of Montreal have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of glaucoma.
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Welcome trial news for AMD sufferers
A recent trial involving 220 macular degeneration sufferers has shown that a “long-acting port delivery system” (in other words, a slow-release implant) has allowed some of the trial...
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Quicker, safer research into macular degeneration therapies.
Scientists say eye-on-a-chip technology may provide a new, quicker research opportunity for the study of macular degeneration, if proposals made recently at the University of Twente (UT) in...
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Contact lenses proven to slow myopia
A four-year study of the effects of a specially-designed, dual-focus myopia control contact lens has shown that the lens slows the progression of myopia in children.
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New discovery could lead to cure for Glaucoma
Scientists at Harvard Medical School have discovered a new pathway for the development of glaucoma which “gives hope for finding a cure” according to co-senior study author Professor...
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A step closer to eye drops for AMD
Last year, a team from the University of Birmingham invented a method of delivering macular degeneration drugs which are currently injected into the eyeball as eye drops.
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“Longer life for women after cataract surgery” theory fatally flawed
In an interesting passage of events, a major paper submitted to JAMA Ophthalmology last year has been retracted by the authors.
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Research suggests the eye could give an insight into Alzheimer’s
Research published in the Journal of Ophthalmic Research suggests for the first time that retinal imaging could be used to monitor Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).
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Light, sight and posture
Were 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...
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Scientific proof that the colour of your walls affects your mood
An Australian study has revealed a fascinating correlation between the colour you paint your room and your mood.
