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Designer’s play mat a touching story
A Monash industrial design student has developed an interactive play set which helps visually impaired children learn the basics of Braille and develop their motor skills.
May 17, 2011
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Neuroscience
Microscopic eye movements vital for 20/20 vision
Visual acuity—the ability to discern letters, numbers, and objects from a distance—is essential for many tasks, from recognizing a friend across a room to driving a car.
Feb 7, 2020
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Ophthalmology
Many older adults lack clear eyesight, even with glasses, finds study
New research shows that 28% of people over the age of 71 have a visual impairment, even while wearing their regular glasses, contact lenses, or other visual aids.
Jan 12, 2023
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Ophthalmology
Nearsightedness progression in children slowed down by medicated eye drops
Researchers say medicated eye drops may be the key to fighting rapidly worsening eyesight in children with myopia. Results from a five-year clinical trial show that drops of low-dose atropine significantly slowed the progression ...
Nov 17, 2015
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Neuroscience
Tiring the legs also tires the eyes – the remedy is caffeine
A new study published in Nature Scientific Reports shows for the first time that our eyes may feel the strain of exercise.
May 26, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New insights into eye damage in Alzheimer's disease patients
Cedars-Sinai investigators have produced the most extensive analysis to date of changes in the retina—a layer of tissue at the back of the eye where visual information originates—and how those retinal changes correspond ...
Mar 3, 2023
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Ophthalmology
Altering eye cells may one day restore vision
(Medical Xpress)—Doctors may one day treat some forms of blindness by altering the genetic program of the light-sensing cells of the eye, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Jan 25, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Concern over intensive treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes
Doctors should be cautious about prescribing intensive glucose lowering treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes as a way of reducing heart complications, concludes a new study published in the British Medical Journal ...
Jul 26, 2011
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Cardiology
New study highlights 'alarmingly high' rate of visual problems in stroke survivors
A new University study, published in PLOS One, highlights the high incidence and prevalence of visual problems in acute stroke survivors.
Mar 8, 2019
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Ophthalmology
Starving eye cells contribute to blindness in elders
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of visual impairment in people over 50 in developed countries. Although this condition affects up to 20% of people between the ages of 65 and 75, what drives abnormal ...
Mar 14, 2016
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