News tagged with vision disorders

Chickens 'one-up' humans in ability to see color

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have peered deep into the eye of the chicken and found a masterpiece of biological design.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 16, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (22) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists program blood stem cells to become vision cells

University of Florida researchers were able to program bone marrow stem cells to repair damaged retinas in mice, suggesting a potential treatment for one of the most common causes of vision loss in older people.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 7

Vision impairment costs billions lost in productivity

Corrected vision impairment could prevent billions of dollars in lost productivity annually, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of School of Public Health, the International Centre ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eye exercises help patients work out vision problems

You've probably been there. In a doctor's office, being advised to do what you dread - exercise. You get that feeling in your gut, acknowledging that, indeed, you should exercise but probably won't. Now imagine ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2