Macular degeneration (AMD) causes blindness in millions of people in the Western world. It is the most common cause of severe vision loss among those aged 50 and over, and its prevalence increases with age. Though there is ...
Dec 27, 2019
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Scientists have found significant differences in the shape and biology of the same type of cell taken from different parts of the retina, according to a study in eLife.
May 7, 2019
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When something gets in the way of our ability to see, we quickly pick up a new way to look, in much the same way that we would learn to ride a bike, according to a new study published in the journal Current Biology on August ...
Aug 15, 2013
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A new study finds that certain changes in blood vessels in the eye's retina can be an early warning that a person is at increased risk for glaucoma, an eye disease that slowly robs people of their peripheral vision. Using ...
Jan 2, 2013
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People who are deaf benefit from better vision due to the fact their retinas develop differently, experts at the University of Sheffield have shown.
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