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New research verifies 50 year old theory about memory.
The eyes can reveal many health problems, from high cholesterol to thyroid disease.
As people age, their eyes lose the ability to focus on close objects. A new eye drop treatment called Vuity can improve vision without the need for glasses, contacts or surgery.
The brain is basically a time machine that ensures what we see is stable and continuous
Orthokeratology involves wearing a specially designed rigid contact lens overnight. There’s good evidence it can help slow the progression of myopia. But like all treatments, there are risks, too.
New research has created robot eyes that are similar human eyes to improve how robots interact with people.
To tell you the truth, nobody really knows. But it’s probably got to do with the fact that signals from your nose and your eyes arrive in the same area of your brain.
Blame your ears, your eyes and your brain. But mainly your ears!
Staring at screens for long periods of time — as we are during the pandemic — can reveal previously undiagnosed eye problems.
It’s a sensation of light that isn’t caused by real light. And don’t worry, it’s totally normal.
‘Worm’ is really a catchall term for a huge variety of animals with different characteristics that span the tree of life. They hold clues about our own origins as well as hints about human health.
Our study on weird ancient marine animals called radiodonts supports the idea that vision played a crucial role during the Cambrian Explosion, a rapid burst of evolution about 500 million years ago.
In the age of masks, improve your interactions by using all aspects of human communication.
Parkinson’s disease may be diagnosed by looking for subtle changes in eye movements and thinning of retina layers.
Your mouth might be obscured, but science shows you say a huge amount with your eyes.
Having longer top eyelashes can enhance our ability to express our feelings and communicate with others. But the most significant reason we have them is to protect our eyes.
With caregivers’ faces covered, infants and young children will miss out on all the visual cues they’d normally get during stages of rapid developmental growth.
With online learning and social distancing, kids are spending more time staring at screens and less time outdoors. That can put them at higher risk of myopia and serious eye problems in the future.
It takes time for information from our eyes to reach our brains and become part of our conscious experience. So our brains use predictions to make up the delay.
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Professeur Titulaire. École d'optométrie. Expertise en santé oculaire et usage des lentilles cornéennes spécialisées, Université de Montréal
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Florida International University
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Professor of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, West Virginia University
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Clinical Associate Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Visiting Professor in Psychology, University of South Wales
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Senior Lecturer in Design, Culture and Context, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Associate Professor of Dermatology, Bond University
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Distinguished Professor of Environmental Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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Merit Researcher, Natural History Museum
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Adjunct Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW Sydney and Clinical Associate Professor, Save Sight Institute, Clinical Ophthalmology, University of Sydney
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Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology & Eye Health, Central Clinical School, Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney
