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When you read in the back seat of the car, your eyes tell your brain you’re still. But your ears can sense you’re moving. Your eyes and ears are having an argument that your brain is trying to settle.
Too much studying and staying indoors are more likely to blame for the rise in the number of children with myopia, or short-sightedness.
Sometimes our brain gets confused and misunderstands what the eyes tell it.
Just the tiniest bit of light can let you see in the ‘dark.’ Here’s how your eyes do it.
Pets, like guinea pigs, lead very different lives to humans – and that’s why they need very different eyes, too.
Bees might not be able to survive inside a person’s eye, but they can be drawn to disgusting food sources.
If you’re in a competitive environment, be wary of people looking you directly in the eyes.
Myopia is a major risk factor for serious eye diseases. It has become epidemic among children, particularly because of their heavy use of electronic devices.
Simply closing your eyes will protect your eyes from sunlight. But looking straight at it can cause serious damage.
One study found that people with brown eyes were more susceptible to the disorder.
Our eyes don’t grow much at all – but when we’re very young, we still need to learn how to see.
Some colour blind people only have two kinds of cone cell in their eye. Others have three kinds, but the cones do not pick up the same light waves as the cone cells in most people’s eyes do.
What colours we see depends not just on how things are in the world around us, but also on what happens in our eyes and our brains.
Screen time wasn’t a issue in the 19th century but that didn’t stop concerns over how new developments might damage eyesight
For roboticists looking to nature for inspiration on how animals see the world, there’s a tension between mimicking biology and capitalising on the advances in camera technology.
Many people have an appearance of dark circles on the lower eyelids, and they have many different causes.
In an ant’s world, the smaller you get the less you can see. So how does that affect an ant’s ability to avoid hitting any obstacle as it walks about?
Many people, from children to the elderly, wear glasses. Andy, age 5, wants to know how they work.
Whether we’re happy or sad, it doesn’t take much to turn on the waterworks. But how and why do humans cry?
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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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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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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
