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Wearing glasses improves reading fluency for kids with ‘high’ astigmatism
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 28 16

Wearing glasses improves reading fluency for kids with 'high' astigmatism

For children with severe astigmatism, wearing glasses to correct blurred vision can significantly improve accurate reading speed, reports a study in the February issue… Wearing glasses improves reading fluency for kids with ‘high’ astigmatism   

 
 

International study offers new insight for understanding leading cause of blindness
• Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 22 15

International study offers new insight for understanding leading cause of blindness

An international study has identified the number of genetic factors known to play a role in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the worldwide leading cause… International study offers new insight for understanding leading cause of blindness   

 
 

Driving with glaucoma? Some patients increase scanning to adapt for impaired vision
• Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 27 15

Driving with glaucoma? Some patients increase scanning to adapt for impaired vision

Some people with glaucoma-related binocular (both eyes) vision loss can pass a standard driving test by adopting increased visual scanning behavior, reports a study… Driving with glaucoma? Some patients increase scanning to adapt for impaired vision   

 
 

‘Lazy eye’ may bully the brain into altering its wiring
• Brain • • Eye / Vision Problems • Aug 25 15

'Lazy eye' may bully the brain into altering its wiring

Colorful and expressive, the eyes are central to the way people interact with each other, as well as take in their surroundings.

That makes… ‘Lazy eye’ may bully the brain into altering its wiring   

 
 

What’s new in contact lenses? Prescribing trends reflect new lens materials and designs
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 24 15

What's new in contact lenses Prescribing trends reflect new lens materials and designs

More Americans are using soft contact lenses - especially daily disposable lenses - and taking advantage of new designs targeting vision problems that… What’s new in contact lenses? Prescribing trends reflect new lens materials and designs   

 
 

A new perspective on Phantom Eye Syndrome
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 01 15

A new perspective on Phantom Eye Syndrome

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have found that approximately half of patients who have an eye removed because of a form of eye… A new perspective on Phantom Eye Syndrome   

 
 

Metformin use associated with reduced risk of developing open-angle glaucoma
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 28 15

Metformin use associated with reduced risk of developing open-angle glaucoma

Taking the medication metformin hydrochloride was associated with reduced risk of developing the sight-threatening disease open-angle glaucoma in people with diabetes, according to a… Metformin use associated with reduced risk of developing open-angle glaucoma   

 
 

Vision Problems Rare in Children With Dyslexia
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • May 27 15

Vision Problems Rare in Children With Dyslexia

A large, cross-sectional British study of almost 7000 children aged 7 to 9 years has confirmed previous findings that visual impairment is rarely the… Vision Problems Rare in Children With Dyslexia   

 
 

Researchers develop new computer-based vision screening test for young children
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Apr 28 15

Researchers develop new computer-based vision screening test for young children

Many eye disorders in young children are asymptomatic and may remain undetected without testing. Since effective treatments are available for many of those conditions,… Researchers develop new computer-based vision screening test for young children   

 
 

Scientists develop new technique that reduces halo effect caused by lenses
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Aging and Gerontology • Apr 15 15

Scientists develop new technique that reduces halo effect caused by lenses

In a recent study published in Optics Communications, scientists from Bar-Ilan University in Israel have presented a new technique that significantly reduces the… Scientists develop new technique that reduces halo effect caused by lenses   

 
 

Simple eye test for 6-year-olds predicts need for glasses in teen years
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Apr 05 15

Simple eye test for 6-year-olds predicts need for glasses in teen years

Researchers have found that a simple eye test in first grade could predict the onset of nearsightedness by eight grade.

Such a… Simple eye test for 6-year-olds predicts need for glasses in teen years   

 
 

South-east England ahead on genetic tests for inherited eye conditions
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Mar 31 15

South-east England ahead on genetic tests for inherited eye conditions

New research from The University of Manchester published in the Journal of Community Genetics reveals a stark variation in genetic testing services for inherited… South-east England ahead on genetic tests for inherited eye conditions   

 
 

Flame retardants found to cause metabolic, liver problems
• Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • Feb 19 15

Flame retardants found to cause metabolic, liver problems

Chemicals used as synthetic flame retardants that are found in common household items such as couches, carpet padding, and electronics have been found to… Flame retardants found to cause metabolic, liver problems   

 
 

An end to the medicine dropper for eye injuries?
• Eye / Vision Problems • Feb 04 15

An end to the medicine dropper for eye injuries

For years, treating scratches and burns to the eyes has usually involved dropping medicine onto the eyes several times a day, sometimes for weeks… An end to the medicine dropper for eye injuries?   

 
 

LSU Health New Orleans makes discovery key to preventing blindness and stroke devastation
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 30 15

LSU Health New Orleans makes discovery key to preventing blindness and stroke devastation

Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor, Ernest C. and Yvette C. Villere Chair of Retinal Degeneration Research, and Director of the… LSU Health New Orleans makes discovery key to preventing blindness and stroke devastation   

 
 

Hygiene practices affect contact lens case contamination, reports Optometry and Vision Science
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 28 15

Hygiene practices affect contact lens case contamination

Contact lens wearers who don’t follow certain hygiene habits have increased bacterial contamination of their contact lens cases, reports a study in the… Hygiene practices affect contact lens case contamination, reports Optometry and Vision Science   

 
 

Major cause of blindness linked to calcium deposits in the eye
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 20 15

Major cause of blindness linked to calcium deposits in the eye

Microscopic spheres of calcium phosphate have been linked to the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of blindness, by UCL-led research.

… Major cause of blindness linked to calcium deposits in the eye   
 
 

Restoring vision to the blind
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 08 15

Restoring vision to the blind

Scientists have long known that species such as amphibians and fish can regenerate retinal cells - so why can’t mammals? This and related questions… Restoring vision to the blind   

 
 

Could reading glasses soon be a thing of the past?
• Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 18 14

Could reading glasses soon be a thing of the past?

A thin ring inserted into the eye could soon offer a reading glasses-free remedy for presbyopia, the blurriness in near vision experienced by… Could reading glasses soon be a thing of the past?   

 
 

Genes causing pediatric glaucoma contribute to future stroke
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • • Stroke • Sep 26 14

Genes causing pediatric glaucoma contribute to future stroke

Every year in Canada about 50,000 people suffer from a stroke, caused either by the interruption of blood flow or uncontrolled bleeding in the… Genes causing pediatric glaucoma contribute to future stroke   

 
 

Wavefront optics emerging as new tool for measuring and correcting vision, reports Optometry and Vision Science
• Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 25 14

Wavefront optics emerging as new tool for measuring and correcting vision

A technique developed by astronomers seeking a clear view of distant objects in space is being intensively studied as a new approach to measuring… Wavefront optics emerging as new tool for measuring and correcting vision, reports Optometry and Vision Science   

 
 

Start early for a lifetime of good vision and healthy eyes
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 21 14

Start early for a lifetime of good vision and healthy eyes'

If your mother told you to eat your carrots so you’d be able to see in the dark, she was right. It turns… Start early for a lifetime of good vision and healthy eyes   

 
 

A second look at glaucoma surgery
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Surgery • Sep 18 14

A second look at glaucoma surgery'

Queen’s researcher says use of anti-inflammatory medicines after common eye surgery isn’t necessary

New research led by Queen’s University professor Robert Campbell (Ophthalmology) has… A second look at glaucoma surgery   

 
 

Changes in the eye can predict changes in the brain
• Brain • • Eye / Vision Problems • Aug 25 14

Changes in the eye can predict changes in the brain

Researchers at the Gladstone Institutes and University of California, San Francisco have shown that a loss of cells in the retina is one of… Changes in the eye can predict changes in the brain   

 
 

Depression in AMD patients with low vision can be halved by integrated therapies
• Depression • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 09 14

DepreSsion in AMD patients with low vision can be halved by integrated therapies

The first clinical trial to examine integrated low vision and mental health treatment has shown that the approach can reduce the incidence of depression… Depression in AMD patients with low vision can be halved by integrated therapies   

 
 
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