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The impact of fatty acids on AMD
Sunday, March 17 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
In France, the Nutritional AMD Treatment-2(NAT-2) study has shown that omega-3 fatty acids may help reduce the risk of developing neovascular...
Read MorePotential link between Parkinson’s disease and visual problems
Wednesday, March 13 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
The genetic cause of Parkinson’s disease could also affect vision, according to a new study from scientists at the University of York, in Great...
Read MoreHealing in the dark
Monday, March 11 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
What if amblyopia could be cured by simply turning out the lights for a few days That’s what researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova...
Read More24 new genes for short-sightedness identified
Sunday, March 10 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
An international team of scientists led by King’s College London has identified 24 new genes that cause refractive errors and...
Read MoreMido 2013 saw a 3% increase in attendees
Tuesday, March 5 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Almost 43,000 visitors attended the most recent Mido exhibition, held March 2 to 4, which is an increase of more than 3% in a still difficult...
Read MoreFirst “geographic” map of how we see
Monday, March 4 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
How does our brain organize thousands of images that flood our retinas each day That’s the question that scientists from the University of...
Read MoreProtein that protects the eye against light damage
Sunday, March 3 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
A researcher in ophthalmology and neuroscience at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence has discovered a...
Read MoreA step closer to Google glasses
Wednesday, February 27 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Google recently found yet another way to tweak the curiosity of technophiles, by unveiling a new video introducing its new “smart” glasses called...
Read MoreEpithelial cells grown in a petri dish
Monday, February 25 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Discoveries by scientists at Monash University, in Australia, have brought us closer to a treatment for congenital eye conditions caused by damage to...
Read MoreWinter may accelerate the progression of nearsightedness
Sunday, February 24 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Nearsightedness may progress faster in children during winter, due to reduced exposure to daylight, than during summer That’s what researchers...
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