A new study from The University of Western Australia has found the world is experiencing a myopia (short-sightedness) epidemic, and the main cause is computer screens rather than mobile phones or tablets.
Nov 21, 2023
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It can be hard to know that you have glaucoma. In a study carried out at the University of Gothenburg, almost 5% of 70-year-olds were found to have glaucoma, and half of those diagnosed were unaware that they had the disease.
Sep 7, 2023
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A new study is the first to show brain stimulation improves reading in patients with macular degeneration.
Dec 14, 2022
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The visual pathway is very long and goes from the eyes to the occipital lobe, which is the region in the cerebral hemisphere that processes vision. Since the visual pathway goes through the cerebral hemisphere on each side, ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Retinitis pigmentosa is a degenerative disease affecting the photoreceptor cells in the retina, known as cones and rods. Of genetic origin, this disease first affects vision in low light conditions, and progressively peripheral ...
May 31, 2022
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New opportunities towards gene therapy and diagnosis for the blinding eye disease, retinal dystrophy, may now become available following work done by the Eye Genetics Research Unit at Children's Medical Research Institute.
Mar 22, 2022
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A recent study has shown that readers' eye gaze behaviors are strong indicators of words that are unexpected, new, or difficult to understand. The study by Rain Bosworth, an assistant professor and researcher in the Center ...
Sep 9, 2020
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People with early-stage glaucoma see the contrast of visible objects in a very similar way to people without the condition, a new study has shown.
Jul 17, 2020
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Playing computer games could help improve people's peripheral vision, new research reveals.
Jun 11, 2019
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Laurel Sproule knew something in her 18-year marriage was changing when she came into the kitchen and found her husband Fred just standing there.
Jan 14, 2019
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