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Capturing an octopus-eye view of the Great Barrier Reef
The camera enables the researchers to see an aspect of light that humans are essentially blind to: polarized light. Though humans aren't sensitive to polarized light, many reef dwelling animals are but this has not always been taken into account in previous studies of reef communities. ...
New gene discovery provides clue to brain, eye and lymphatic development
Researchers have found a new gene that, when mutated, can lead to lymphoedema (swollen limbs) as part of a rare disorder that can also cause problems with eye and brain development. This is the fourth lymphoedema-related gene found by the same researchers in three years, and the first linked to ...
Mass. Eye and Ear awarded $150,000 grant from Research to Prevent Blindness
Boston (Jan. 26, 2012) Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has granted Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary cornea specialist James Chodosh, M.D., M.P.H., a $150,000 Senior Scientific Investigator Award. RPB Senior Scientific Investigator Awards support nationally recognized scientists conducting eye research at medical institutions in the United States. ...
Mass. Eye and Ear awarded $150,000 grant from Research to Prevent Blindness
(Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary) Research to Prevent Blindness has granted Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary cornea specialist James Chodosh, M.D., M.P.H., a $150,000 Senior Scientific Investigator Award. RPB Senior Scientific Investigator Awards support nationally recognized scientists conducting eye research at medical institutions in the United States.
Small Stem Cell Study Claims Early Success in Treating Eye Disease
MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Using human embryonic stem cells to treat the eye disease macular degeneration appears to be safe and leads to some vision improvement, a small, early-stage study found. The study included one elderly patient and one younger adult patient with different types of macular ...
Mass. Eye and Ear granted $30,000 medical eye research fellowship
(Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary) Research to Prevent Blindness has awarded Massachusetts Eye and Ear, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, a $30,000 Medical Student Eye Research Fellowship. The award will support the work of Mamta Shah.
Mass. Eye and Ear granted $30,000 medical eye research fellowship
Boston (Jan. 23, 2012) Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded Massachusetts Eye and Ear, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, a $30,000 Medical Student Eye Research Fellowship. The award will support the work of Ms. Mamta Shah. The award will allow Ms. Shah ...
Brazil implant maker in eye of global storm
Brazil's Silimed, the third-biggest manufacturer of silicon breast implants in the world, has suddenly found itself in the eye of a global firestorm.
Invention Makes Children Eye Exams Inexpensive, Comprehensive, And Simple To Administer
Eighty-five percent of children's learning is related to vision. Yet in the U.S., 80 percent of children have never had an eye exam or any vision screening before kindergarten, statistics say. When they do, the vision screenings they typically receive can detect only one or two conditions. Three researchers at ...
Extended Pain Relief For Laser Eye Surgery Patients Via Contact Lenses
Scientists are reporting development of contact lenses that could provide a continuous supply of anesthetic medication to the eyes of patients who undergo laser eye surgery - an advance that could relieve patients of the burden of repeatedly placing drops of medicine into their eyes every few hours for several ...
Vitamin D could prevent age related eye degeneration: Study
A new study showed that increased vitamin D intake can help to prevent age-related diseases, in particular loss of vision and blindness.