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Outdoor light can slow or reduce nearsightedness
Posted in Science on 8th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Kids should be spending at least an hour a day to prevent it, study shows.
Samsung patents smart contact lenses with a built-in camera
Posted in Hardware on 6th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Samsung has been granted a patent for contact lenses with a display that projects images into the eyes. A built-in camera and sensors are controlled by blinking.
3D 'mini-retinas' grown from mouse and human stem cells
Posted in Science on 4th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Stem cell technologies have the potential to develop therapies for the treatment of diseases such as age-related blindness.
Blind Woman Is the First Person to Undergo Optogenetic Therapy
Posted in Medicine on 20th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
If successful, the therapy will create light-sensing cells in one of her eyes and enable her to see again.
'Stunning' operation regenerates eye's lens
Posted in Medicine on 10th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
The therapy was tested on children, but early trials on elderly people are "very encouraging" too.