vision

Assessing the impact of stress in age-related macular degeneration

Posted in Medicine on 4th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss among older adults in the United States, is often associated with psychological stress.

Myopia cell discovered in retina:

Posted in Medicine on 11th Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller

Dysfunction of cell may be linked to amount of time a child spends indoors.

The Tiny Robots Revolutionizing Eye Surgery

Posted in Medicine on 21st Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller

Machines that are capable of making precise operations inside the human eye will make it possible to perform entirely new procedures.

New Surgery Can Give the Legally Blind 20/20 Vision

Posted in Medicine on 14th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

Researchers removed the jellylike tissue behind the lens of the eye and replaced it with a saline solution in 20 patients who had Terson syndrome.

Bionic Eyes Are Coming, and Theyll Make Us Superhuman

Posted in Hardware on 14th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Bionic eyes are already in development and could alleviate sight issues for hundreds of millions suffering from visual impairments or blindness.