Scientists at Duke University just released a fascinating study examining the visual acuity of thousands of species, including humans. According to this research, humans see the world in greater detail than most other animals.In this massive study, researchers collected and compared the visual... Read more
Police officers and anthropologists around the world now have a new tool to help them figure out what a person looks like with basic DNA information. Called the HIrisPlex-S system, this software could be used to determine a person’s eye, skin, and hair colours with a DNA sample.All people need to... Read more
A new UK study reveals a potential cure for the common eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Scientists are hopeful their new eye drops will help people with AMD avoid developing serious symptoms like blindness. This latest study out of the University of Birmingham examined the effects... Read more
Researchers from Columbia University and Texas A&M are hard at work on a safe, non-surgical procedure that could cure nearsightedness. Although still in its early phases of development, scientists are hopeful this new therapy could help correct the vision of millions of myopic patients. In this... Read more
A newly published study reveals that children who attend after-school sessions have a greater chance of developing near-sightedness (aka myopia). Researchers hope these findings will help public health officials better address the global “myopia boom.” This observational study examined the eye... Read more
A new UK study reveals a potential cure for the common eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Scientists are hopeful their new eye drops will help people with AMD avoid developing serious symptoms like blindness. This latest study out of the University of Birmingham examined the effects... Read more
A disturbing new study found that most UK drivers don’t believe leaving eyeglasses at home is a big deal if they are only going on a short drive. According to this data, UK drivers were most likely to leave spectacles or contacts at home if they were going on a drive near home, the weather was... Read more
Scientists at Loyola University Chicago recently published a study that suggests sleep apnea patients tend to have drooping eyelids. Investigators hope this study will encourage eye doctors to inform patients with this eye condition of the potential correlation with sleep apnea. 35 sleep apnea... Read more
A disturbing new study found that most UK drivers don’t believe leaving eyeglasses at home is a big deal if they are only going on a short drive. According to this data, UK drivers were most likely to leave spectacles or contacts at home if they were going on a drive near home, the weather was... Read more
A new report reveals the wait time to get a cataract surgery in the UK is slightly better than average compared with other industrialized nations. According to this survey, NHS patients usually have to wait 73 days before receiving this common surgical procedure. The best performing country in this... Read more
A new study put together by contact lens manufacturer CooperVision shows that patients often associate contacts with positive emotions. Analysts claim contacts could have a greater positive impact on mental health than glasses.Just over 420 vision patients took part in CooperVision’s analysis.... Read more
A new study out of Duke University suggests immune cells known as neutrophils play a crucial role in dry eye syndrome. According to this data, optometrists could soon diagnose patients for dry eye by scanning neutrophil levels.Scientists first examined the eyes of a group of mice with allergy... Read more
A new Kenyan study suggests parents are more likely to bring their child to an eye care specialist if their child receives a referral from the eye-screening app Peek versus a written hospital note. Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Topical Medicine worked with 50 schools in Kenya’s... Read more
A new study shows a clear correlation between hand-eye coordination skills and better performance in baseball. American scientists conducted their research on 450 athletes over the course of three Major League Baseball spring training seasons. Once they had all of the players’ hand-eye... Read more
Even though special needs children are at a greater risk of developing visual disorders, they are less likely to get an eye screening when compared with normal children. That’s according to a new report put out by the charity group SeeAbility which shows that about 44 percent of children with... Read more
A new Kenyan study suggests parents are more likely to bring their child to an eye care specialist if their child receives a referral from the eye-screening app Peek versus a written hospital note. Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Topical Medicine worked with 50 schools in Kenya’s... Read more
A new study put together by contact lens manufacturer CooperVision shows that patients often associate contacts with positive emotions. Analysts claim contacts could have a greater positive impact on mental health than glasses.Just over 420 vision patients took part in CooperVision’s analysis.... Read more
A newly released meta-analysis suggests there’s a strong correlation between psychological distress and eye disease. Study authors note that people with heightened stress levels often report a poorer quality of vision and/or have sight-robbing conditions. According to their research, scientists... Read more
An intriguing American-Canadian study proves wrinkles around the eyes might not be such a bad thing. According to this new research, the more wrinkles a person has, the better chance observers have believing in another’s emotions. Scientists at both the University of Miami and Western University... Read more
A new Kenyan study suggests parents are more likely to bring their child to an eye care specialist if their child receives a referral from the eye-screening app Peek versus a written hospital note. Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Topical Medicine worked with 50 schools in Kenya’s... Read more
