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Computer use increases risk to children's eyesight

Take important steps offered by the American Optometric Association in safeguarding your child's eye sight while using computers or other devices.

In the Media by Christopher Wager - 2 comments

Study: Vitamin D could help protect eyesight

Women with higher levels of Vitamin D were less likely to show early effects from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a recent study.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 5 comments

Bionic vision research progressing rapidly around the world Special

The race to deliver an effective bionic eye is alive and well with researchers in Australia, the U.S. and Germany reaching important milestones and undertaking patient trials.

Digital Journal Report by Kimberley Pollock - 4 comments

Researchers develop artificial corneas Special

Researchers in Sweden and Canada have developed a way to implant artificial corneas. The synthetic corneas can help repair damage to eye tissue and improve vision. One of the researchers behind the discovery discusses the new procedure.

Digital Journal Report by Jane Fazackarley - 2 comments

Drinking red wine could protect your eyesight

For years there has been study after study extolling the benefits of drinking red wine. Now a new study suggests that consuming red wine could stop your eyesight from deteriorating.

In the Media by Laura Trowbridge - 19 comments

Researchers reverse blindness with stem cell transplants

Italian researchers say stem cell transplants can repair eyes damaged by chemical burns. The treatment worked fully in 82 of 107 eyes, the study concludes.

In the Media by David Silverberg - 4 comments

Gene therapy improves eyesight by replacing faulty gene

From progressively losing his eyesight to gaining better vision has taken Stephen Howarth a few months, and he doesn’t mind a bit. It’s certainly not wasted time. Gene therapy has taken another big step forward, against a truly grim medical condition.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 5 comments

‘Firing’ Videogame Good For Eyes

It’s true. Am not saying, researchers from the University of Rochester in New York say that playing action video games, involving firing, improve the eyesight.

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Astronauts' Eyesight Damaged by Flight

NASA Astronauts on long flights on the International Space Station are reporting a surprising problem: they're having eyesight problems when they return from wieghtlessness. It increases the more they've been in space, and in some cases it seems permanent.

Watch: Space Travel Affects Astronauts' Eyesight

Long space flights may cause brain and eye abnormalities, doctors find.

Eyesight 'clue' to mental decline

Looking at the back of the eye may offer an insight into the health of someone's brain, according to the US researchers.

Dame Judi tells of eyesight loss

Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench reveals in an interview that she has been diagnosed with a condition that can lead to blindness.

Judi Dench talks about eyesight troubles

Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench says she's been diagnosed with macular degeneration and has to struggle to read scripts and recognize faces.

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New England Journal of Medicine

Italian researchers found a way to use stem cells to restore eyesight in damaged eyes caused by chemical burns. Here you see the eyes before and after treatment

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