Eye doctors soon could use computing power to help them see individual cells in the back of a patient's eye, thanks to imaging technology developed by engineers at the University of Illinois. Such detailed pictures of the ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 23, 2015
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Do you blush or avoid eye contact when you're standing in line to buy personal items? What about when you buy them online?
Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2015
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Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have uncovered the mechanism that enables the enzyme Lecithin: retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) to store vitamin A—a process that is indispensable for vision.
Biochemistry
Dec 10, 2014
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EU researchers have developed a 3D headset that could help visually impaired people move around more safely and easily.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 25, 2014
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Blind cave fish may not be the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to understanding human sight, but recent research indicates they may have quite a bit to teach us about the causes of many human ailments, including ...
Biotechnology
Oct 20, 2014
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The eye is an exquisitely sensitive system with many aspects that remain somewhat of a mystery—both in the laboratory and in the clinic. A U.S.-based team of mathematicians and optometrists is working to change this by ...
Soft Matter
May 6, 2014
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A new optical device puts the power to detect eye disease in the palm of a hand. The tool—about the size of a hand-held video camera—scans a patient's entire retina in seconds and could aid primary care physicians in ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 20, 2013
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Those who travel to space are rewarded with a beautiful sight - planet Earth. But the effects of space travel on the human sense of sight aren't so beautiful. More than 30 percent of astronauts who returned from two-week ...
Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2013
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Simon Kamau, 26, has been in almost constant pain since he was a playful three-year-old and accidentally pierced his eye with a sharp object, but smartphone technology now offers hope.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 4, 2013
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A smartphone app could improve travel arrangements and safety for sufferers of the otherwise debilitating sight problem of night blindness.
Software
Aug 1, 2013
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