Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of blindness due to injury or eye disease among Americans younger than age 65…
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What Is Strabismus?
Eye can run towards the nose (convergent) or outward (divergent strabismus). There are also rarer forms of vertical deflection of the eye where the eye runs up or down, and […]
Read more »Coffee Causes Glaucoma?
Researchers at Harvard University claim that people who drank more than three cups of coffee a day have an increased risk of developing glaucoma, which can cause impaired vision and blindness…
Read more »Aging Eyes Are Seeing Better
Study finds dramatic drop in vision problems among the elderly…
Read more »Antidepressants Increase Risk of Cataract
Certain antidepressants are associated with an increased chance of developing cataract. This was confirmed by the study of the scientists from British Columbia University…
Read more »Bionic Eye Restored Her Sight!
Here’s a hope for all who have poor sight or have lost it completely. Bionic eye partially restored vision to a woman from Australia…
Read more »Eye Color Reveals Tendency to Some Diseases
There is a connection between the color of our eyes and a disease called vitiligo…
Read more »Morning Coffee Prevents Dry Eye Syndrome
Not only does morning cup of coffee awakens us and brightens our start of the day, it protects against dry eye syndrome, according Japanese researchers…
Read more »The Age of Bionic Eye Is Coming!
The new invention of American scientists is used with special glasses that emit rays of light into the eye of the patient. The light ‘supplies power’ to the eye which […]
Read more »Bionic Eyes – Future Solution to Blindness
“I began to dream in color after 25 years of life…”
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November 5, 2012