Vision

Missing Eyes: Rare Mutation Cause Of Deformities

Researchers have solved a genetic mystery that has afflicted three unrelated families, and possibly others, for generations: The genetic basis for a variety of congenital eye malformations, including the complete absence of eyes.  ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 24 2015 - 10:39am

Eye Injuries From Airsoft Guns Up Over 500 Percent

3,000 children were treated in U.S. emergency departments in 2012 for eye injuries related to paintball guns, airsoft guns, BB guns and pellet guns- but the big increase was in airsoft guns. Paintball injuries have remained minor (0.4 per million children ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2015 - 9:00am

Camera Autostabilization Feature May Soon Be Available For Your Eyes

Most cameras have an auto-stabilization feature to compensate for movement during- and our eyes do also. But in order for that imperceptible reflex that prevents our vision from blurring when we move to do its job, wirelike projections- axons- of specializ ...

Article - News Staff - May 7 2015 - 12:23pm

Myopia Is Becoming More Common Across Europe

Myopia or short-sightedness is becoming more common across Europe, according to a new meta-analysis of findings from 15 studies by the European Eye Epidemiology Consortium which found that around a quarter of the European population is short-sighted but i ...

Article - News Staff - May 18 2015 - 2:01am

#TheDress Wouldn't Have Happened If It Was Red

A few months ago, a snapshot of a lace-decorated dress puzzled social networks worldwide. Some people saw a blue and black dress while others saw the same dress as white and gold The reason behind the confusion, it is now known, is the photograph's ov ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2015 - 12:19pm

DRAM2: New Form Of Inherited Blindness Discovered

Scientists have discovered that mutations in the gene DRAM2 cause a new type of late-onset inherited blindness.  The article describes individuals from five families with a variety of DRAM2 mutations, all of which lead to loss of central vision beginning ...

Article - News Staff - May 15 2015 - 3:51pm

Avoiding Blurry Vision- How Nerve Cells Stabilize Visual Images

Lisa Marie Potter, Inside Science- Thank goodness for autostabilization, the digital camera feature that compensates for movement to achieve that crystal-clear, spontaneous selfie. ...

Article - Lisa Marie Potter - Jun 11 2015 - 10:00am

Can Gaming Help People With "Lazy Eye" See In 3D?

I’m on the back seat of the lower deck of a number 37 bus, outside the red-brick and Portland stone clock tower of Lambeth Town Hall in Brixton, south London.  Although I know exactly where I am, I feel lost. I no longer know whether to trust what my eyes ...

Article - Mosaic Science - Jun 11 2015 - 10:30am

Eye Disease Detected- Using A Smartphone

Researchers at the Medical and Surgical Center for Retina have developed software that detects eye diseases such as diabetic macular edema using a smartphone.  The technology was designed for general physicians who support the health system in Mexico to de ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2015 - 11:00am

Our Visual System Is A 'Sensitive Lie Detector'

The consistency of the whole appearance rather than the attractiveness of the parts is not just  saying, it's science, according to a study where participants were shown schematic point-light displays that depict a person using 15 moving dots. The re ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 12 2015 - 5:06pm