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Eyes and Vision
Researchers at Western study blind people’s ability to echolocate
It is common knowledge that bats and dolphins echolocate, emitting bursts of sounds and then listening to the echoes that bounce back to detect objects. What is less well-known is that people can echolocate too. In fact, there are blind people who have learned to make clicks with their mouths and to use the returning echoes from those clicks to sense their surroundings.
Columbia Researchers Work on Preventing Blindness from Age-related Macular Degeneration and Stargardt’s Disease
Lab Study Shows an Improved Form of Vitamin A May Help ...'Mind reading' brain scans reveal secrets of human vision
"Mind reading" scans show that, to our brains, a sparse line drawing of a street scene is almost as recognizable as a detailed color photograph....Practice, not loss of sight, improves sense of touch in the blind: study
Hamilton, Ont. - New research from McMaster University may answer a controversial question: do the blind have a better sense of touch because the brain compensates for vision loss or because of heavy reliance on their fingertips?...Latest Advances in Gene Therapy for Ocular Disease Are Highlighted in Human Gene Therapy
New Rochelle, NY, May 9, 2011—Disorders of the eye are excellent targets for gene therapy because the ocular environment is readily accessible, relatively easy to monitor, and sequestered from the rest of the body. ...Glick Eye Institute ophthalmologist offers new lens to provide vision improvement for cataract patients
INDIANAPOLIS -- Central Indiana residents whose vision was clouded by cataracts are praising a new lens implant being used by an ophthalmologist at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute....International study shows global prevalence of diabetic retinopathy
International study shows global prevalence of diabetic retinopathy...Gene study highlights novel genes in primary open angle glaucoma
Gene study highlights novel genes in primary open angle glaucoma...Statement from the American Academy of Ophthalmology Regarding the Results of the Comparison of AMD Treatment Trials
SAN FRANCISCO—Results of the Comparison of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) Treatment Trials (CATT), a study comparing bevacizumab (Avastin™) and ranibizumab (Lucentis™) in the treatment of neovascular or "wet" AMD, were released today by the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health and will be published in the New England Journal of Medicine....Why the eye is better than a camera
By Robert Sanders, Media Relations | BERKELEY — The human eye long ago solved a problem common to both digital and film cameras: how to get good contrast in an image while also capturing faint detail....
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Jon
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12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
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07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
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29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
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28/09/2011 04:57:08
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