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Too much time indoors and using technology could explain the myopia boom

Posted in Medicine on 18th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

Short-sightedness is reaching epidemic proportions. Some scientists think they have found a reason why.

Tobii eye-tracking technology lets you add a new layer to game control

Posted in Games on 13th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

The eye-tracking technology has been honed over the past decade to a point where it is now a viable method for controlling games.

Shape of eye's 'light pipes' is key to colour sorting

Posted in Medicine on 7th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

Physicists have pinned down precisely how pipe-shaped cells in our retina filter the incoming colors.

NASA seeks to understand vision changes due to microgravity

Posted in Medicine on 7th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

NASA hopes that a new experiment will shed light on the causes of vision loss and deformation to the structure of the eye often suffered by astronauts during a stay on the ISS.

Stem Cells from Wisdom Teeth Can Be Transformed into Corneal Cells

Posted in Medicine on 5th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

The cornea is the transparent window on the front of the eye that allows the light to enter.