October 27, 2015 Student-designed device uses sonar technology to aid the visually impaired College students in North Carolina have created a device to help people who are visually impaired navigate independently— using the same method that bats use to travel in the dark, MyFoxAtlanta.com reported.
October 27, 2015 Many Medicare cataract patients given needless tests, study says Millions of older people are getting tests they don't need to prove they are healthy enough to have cataracts removed, a new study finds.
October 27, 2015 Palestinian students design vest to help the blind navigate Palestinian students from the Polytechnic University in Hebron have created a vest that uses vibration and voice commands to allow the blind and seriously visually impaired to walk unaided.
October 27, 2015 OrCam helps the blind math teacher 'see' again Eighteen years ago, math teacher Susan Tesone went from having perfect vision to being so visually impaired she wasn’t able to drive in just four weeks. Tesone, who is now 42, was diagnosed with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy which is a genetic disease that rapidly clouds a patient’s central vision.
October 27, 2015 Landscaper has 3-inch nail removed from eye There must have been a four-leaf clover in those weeds. A 27-year-old landscaper escaped with barely a scratch after a nearly 3-inch nail hurtled into his eye when he accidentally hit it with a weed-whacker.
October 27, 2015 Human eye's blind spot can shrink with training The blind spot of the human eye can be shrunk with certain eye-training exercises, thus improving a person's vision slightly, a small new study suggests
October 27, 2015 Moderate exercise may prevent age-related blindness New research suggests that exercise could slow the progression of retinal degenerative diseases like age-related macular degeneration - one of the leading causes of blindness in the elderly.
October 27, 2015 Eye-tracking devices may help ICU patients communicate Eye-tracking devices might help some patients communicate even when mechanical ventilators make it impossible for them to speak, a small pilot project suggests.
October 27, 2015 What happens during cataract surgery? Under the Knife: As we age, proteins in the eye can clump together and cloud the lens, causing a cataract. If the condition becomes severe, a phacoemulsification procedure replaces the affected lens with an artificial one. Dr. Manny goes into the operating room to show us exactly how it’s done
October 27, 2015 Man who complained of itch had live cricket in his ear A man who complained of an itch in his ear found out the source of his discomfort was just that— discomforting.
