Use of a qualification test within a retinal practice appeared to be effective in predicting which patients with intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) would be good candidates to initiate use of a home monitoring ...
Oct 15, 2015
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Many eye disorders in young children are asymptomatic and may remain undetected without testing. Since effective treatments are available for many of those conditions, early identification and intervention are critical to ...
Apr 28, 2015
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Testing of study participants who wore head-mounted display systems (Google glass) found that the glasses created a partial peripheral vision obstruction, according to a study in the November 5 issue of JAMA.
Nov 4, 2014
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Researchers have uncovered one of the basic processes that may help to explain why some people's thinking skills decline in old age. Age-related declines in intelligence are strongly related to declines on a very simple task ...
Aug 4, 2014
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Premature menopause is associated with long-term negative effects on cognitive function, suggests a new study published today (7 May) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG).
May 7, 2014
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When viewing a scene with low contrast, such as in cloudy or low-light situations, humans tend to perceive objects to be moving slower or flickering faster than in reality. This less-than-faithful interpretation of the sensory ...
Apr 11, 2014
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A diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma often means the end of driving.
Mar 14, 2014
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Plans to provide high-speed Internet access in vehicles, announced last month by Canadian telecommunications company Rogers Communications and American provider Sprint Corporation, could do with some sobering second-thought, ...
Oct 16, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Brain atrophy rather than cerebrovascular lesions may explain the relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cognitive impairment, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in Diabetes Care.
Aug 23, 2013
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A device that trains the brain to turn sounds into images could be used as an alternative to invasive treatment for blind and partially-sighted people, researchers at the University of Bath have found.
Jul 8, 2013
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