October 26, 2015 Millions of young risk hearing loss from loud music, UN says The World Health Organization says millions of young people around the world are at risk of hearing loss from loud music.
October 26, 2015 Eye doctors warn of damage from lasers Powerful lasers that are easily purchased online pose a serious danger to vision, according to a new report.
October 26, 2015 Stem cell surgery raises hope of cure for age-related blindness A British medical team has developed an operation that some say may be a cure for age-related blindness, it was revealed Tuesday.
October 26, 2015 For blind bus riders, a new app boosts independence A new smartphone app helps blind people navigate public transit in the Seattle area.
October 26, 2015 Study: Severe vision loss is most common in the South Health officials say bad eyesight in the U.S. is most common in the South.
October 26, 2015 Deaf mice cured with gene therapy Boston, Massachusetts - In a laboratory at Boston Children's Hospital a cure for genetic deafness is taking shape. Lead researcher Jeff Holt says that if all goes as planned, children of the future who lose their ability to hear due to genetic mutation will never go deaf.
October 26, 2015 Vibrating clothes could help blind people navigate Today's prosthetic limbs restore many of the functions of missing limbs, but technology for overcoming blindness remains limited. Now, a team of researchers hopes to change that, by developing high-tech clothing that could help visually impaired people navigate.
October 26, 2015 Brain’s visual cortex processes both sight and sound A new study from the Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of Glasgow has found that the visual cortex – a part of the brain that processes information from the eyes – processes auditory information as well.
October 26, 2015 Diabetes pill may lower risk of eye disease in elderly Metformin, a pill that lowers blood sugar in people with diabetes, might also reduce their risk of developing glaucoma, an eye disease that can lead to vision loss and blindness, a new study suggests.
October 26, 2015 Woman loses vision after mosquito bites A woman who caught chikungunya fever while vacationing in the Caribbean wound up losing some of the vision in her right eye permanently, according to a new report of her case
