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No need for children with lazy eye to wear patches all day
Children with amblyopia (commonly known as lazy eye) need only wear an eye patch for three to four hours a day for 12 weeks to improve vision, say researchers in a study published on bmj.com today. view more (2007-09-17)
The colour of your hair may leave you open to stereotypes and prejudice
Hair colour has been associated with stereotypes of females in western society and it appears that the stereotype of 'dumb blonde' is still alive and well. There is also some evidence that men rather than women have constructed the dumb blonde stereotype. view more (1999-03-26)
Ulysses to assist in monitoring Irish Sea
Ulysses, one of the ferries which ploughs back and forth across the Irish Sea is to be used by scientists from Wales and Ireland to monitor water quality in the Irish Sea. Thanks to European Funding under the Interreg programme, scientists from the University`s Centre for Applied Oceanography, part of the world renowned School of Ocean Sciences,... view more... (2002-10-29)
Computer vision
Widespread crime and the rise of global terrorism have meant that security systems need to incorporate sophisticated and rapid computer recognition of human faces, as delegates will hear next week at the British Machine Vision Conference being held at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Another side of the same coin is in making human faces that... view more... (2003-09-02)
MIT retinal implant could help restore some vision
MIT engineers have designed a retinal implant for people who have lost their vision from retinitis pigmentosa or age-related macular degeneration, two of the leading causes of blindness. view more (2009-09-24)
Repair not destruction: A new approach to treating retinopathy
Many diseases of the eye (such as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and diabetic retinopathy) that result in loss of vision are the result of the growth of abnormal blood vessels that leak and bleed. view more (2006-11-17)
Test for visual acuity could aid detection, rehabilitation of AMD
A computer-based method for evaluating the eye's ability to distinguish object details and shape in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) could provide a more accurate way to assess the effectiveness of eye surgery or vision rehabilitation interventions with devices and training, according to a Canadian study. view more (2007-10-30)
A vision to establish the UK as a global leader in oceanography
A vision for the future of Southampton Oceanography Centre (SOC) is revealed today by the Director designate, Professor Edward Hill. view more (2004-12-17)
'Gecko vision': Key to the multifocal contact lens of the future?
Nocturnal geckos are among the very few living creatures able to see colors at night, and scientists' discovery of series of distinct concentric zones may lead to insight into better cameras and contact lenses. view more (2009-05-08)
Glaucoma procedure now available at Mayo Clinic aims to prevent further eye damage
For the first time in Florida, patients with glaucoma have a new treatment option known as the Trabectome. view more (2008-06-26)
Scientists find color vision system independent of motion detection
The vision system used to process color is separate from that used to detect motion, according to a new study by researchers at New York University's Center for Developmental Genetics and in the Department of Genetics and Neurobiology at Germany's University of Würzburg. view more (2008-03-20)
University footballers in training for World Cup
Staff in the University of Plymouth`s School of Computing and Department of Communication & Electronic Engineering (DCEE) are busy preparing to represent England in the FIRA 2002 (International Federation of Robot Soccer Associations) Robot Football World Cup, taking place in Korea next week. The University team, widely acknowledged as the... view more... (2002-05-17)
UK scientists crack lobster shell colour puzzle
UK researchers announced a first this week when they reported their discovery of how lobsters change colour from the blue-purple of their ocean-floor camouflage to the distinctive orange-red when cooked. Writing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, scientists from Imperial College London, University of Manchester,... view more... (2002-07-29)
University of Manchester develops vision chip for new generation of 'human' robots
The University of Manchester is to help develop a new generation of robots with 'human' instincts. view more (2005-05-18)
Type 1 diabetics required for ground-breaking vision study
OPTOMETRY researchers at Aston University's new £10 million Academy of Life Sciences are currently undertaking ground-breaking research into the vision problems caused by diabetics - one of the leading causes of blindness and vision loss in the UK. So far, the study has been very successful with a large number of diabetic volunteers stepping... view more... (2005-04-13)
Mantis shrimps could show us the way to a better DVD
The remarkable eyes of a marine crustacean could inspire the next generation of DVD and CD players, according to a new study from the University of Bristol published today in Nature Photonics. view more (2009-10-26)
Deaf-blind woman deafer than deaf-blind man
Dutch researcher Ronald Pennings has found new clinical and genetic characteristics for two different inherited syndromes that cause deaf-blindness. One of the two syndromes appears to cause more hearing impairment in women than in men. Pennings investigated Wolfram syndrome and Usher syndrome. These are two inherited syndromes that cause both... view more... (2004-05-07)
Wound botulism
In a case study in PLoS Medicine, doctors report on the case of a 35 year old heroin user who came to the accident and emergency department with double vision, slurred speech, drooping eyelids, and eye muscle weakness. The diagnosis turned out to be wound botulism. view more (2006-12-26)
Retina transplants show promise in patients with retinal degeneration
Preliminary research shows encouraging results with transplantation of retinal cells in patients with blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). view more (2008-07-11)
LASIK works well, according to long-term study of highly myopic patients
Laser surgery to correct vision problems has been in use since the early 1990s. Photorefractive Keratotomy (PRK) is typically used to correct low to moderate myopia, while laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is preferred for high myopia corrections. view more (2007-12-28)
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