Ophthalmology
Saving the sight of premature babies
Scientists at Australia's Vision Centre have made an important breakthrough that could save the sight of premature babies.
Sep 24, 2013
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News tagged with peripheral vision
Medical research
Human eye movements for vision are remarkably adaptable
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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Sleep disorders
New research suggests glaucoma screenings for sleep apnea sufferers
August 7, 2013 – Researchers in Taiwan have discovered that people with sleep apnea are far more likely to develop glaucoma compared to those without the sleep condition. The results of this study, which is the first to ...
Aug 7, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Wide-eyed fear expressions may help us—and others—to locate threats
Wide-eyed expressions that typically signal fear may enlarge our visual field and mutually enhance others' ability to locate threats, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association ...
May 1, 2013
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Ophthalmology
A 'micro-tap' for treating glaucoma
A tiny, EPFL-designed implantable device that can be positioned within the eye and controlled remotely may well revolutionize the treatment of glaucoma. The device should be through testing this year and on its way to the ...
Mar 25, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Elite athletes also excel at some cognitive tasks
New research suggests that elite athletes – Olympic medalists in volleyball, for example – perform better than the rest of us in yet another way. These athletes excel not only in their sport of choice but also in how ...
Mar 18, 2013
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Surgery
Surgeon, optical scientist collaborate on surgery camera
(Medical Xpress)—Dr. Mike Nguyen, a urologist and UA associate professor of surgery, and Hong Hua, a UA professor of optical sciences, have teamed up with the goal of creating a camera that will allow surgeons to view both ...
Jan 17, 2013
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Ophthalmology
Researchers identify an early predictor for glaucoma
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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Looking at art with a neurobiologist's eye
Her enigmatic expression has been the topic of artistic debate for hundreds of years. But the reason the Mona Lisa's mouth—part smile, part pursed lip—is so confounding has to do with the eyes, according to one Harvard ...
Nov 19, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Glaucoma-related vision loss may increase risk for auto accidents
The first study to compare accident rates for drivers who have advanced glaucoma − an eye disease that affects peripheral vision − with normal-vision drivers, found that the glaucoma group had about twice as many accidents. ...
Nov 11, 2012
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