vision

The mysterious syndrome impairing astronauts sight

Posted in Medicine on 11th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

The syndrome could interfere with plans for future crewed space missions, including any trips to Mars.

Google's DeepMind to peek at NHS eye scans for disease analysis

Posted in Medicine on 5th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

One million anonymised eye scans from Moorfields Eye Hospital will be used to train an artificial intelligence (AI) system from Google.

Current stimulation to the brain partially restores vision in patients with glaucoma and nerve damage

Posted in Medicine on 1st Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

There is now more light at the end of the tunnel for patients with low vision or blindness following glaucoma and optic nerve damage.

Heart Drug Could Limit Diabetes Blindness

Posted in Science on 24th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller

There are an estimated 422 million people globally who have been diagnosed with diabetes. One of the most common complications of the disease is vision loss.

Bionic eye restores mans vision after being blind for 40 years

Posted in Science on 19th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

The rare procedure gained FDA approval in the United States only recently, and there are just a handful of doctors capable of performing the complex surgery.