Vision
- Missing Eyes: Rare Mutation Cause Of Deformities
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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'
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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