Sight-Threatening Abnormalities in Newborns Linked to Zika Virus

Tuesday, March 8 2016 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

The rapid spread of the Zika virus infection across South America, and the associated increase in the prevalence of microcephaly, carries with it a...

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Waterloo Scientists Search for Adult Amblyopia Treatment

Thursday, March 3 2016 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

In a paper published in the February issue of Scientific Reports, researchers at the University of Waterloo have shown that low voltage electrical...

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Half of World’s Population Will be Short-Sighted by 2050

Tuesday, February 23 2016 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

There will be 5 billion cases of myopia by 2050, with one-fifth of those cases at increased risk for blindness, according to the Brien Holden Vision...

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Uncorrected Hyperopia Hurts Preschool Literacy

Thursday, February 18 2016 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

A study conducted by the National Eye Institute and published on January 27, 2016 in Ophthalmology found that children with moderate (3 to 6...

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Improving Glaucoma Surgery Through… Pancakes?

Tuesday, February 16 2016 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

At the University College London Institute of Ophthalmology, scientists are improving surgical techniques for glaucoma treatments by looking at an...

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