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Researchers make major breakthrough in treatment for age-related blindness

October 26, 2015

Researchers make major breakthrough in treatment for age-related blindness

Scientists at Trinity College, Dublin say they have made a major breakthrough in treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – the leading cause of blindness in people over 50.

Effort to fight African blindness wins $1.1G eyesight prize

October 26, 2015

Effort to fight African blindness wins $1.1G eyesight prize

Three institutions that work together to fight blindness and poverty in Africa are sharing a 1 million euro ($1.1 million) prize from a Portuguese foundation.

Woman claims drinking Red Bull causing vision damage

October 26, 2015

Woman claims drinking Red Bull causing vision damage

A British woman is asking the National Health Service, England’s health care system, to give her a free gastric band because she is gaining weight and going blind from drinking 28 cans of Red Bull a day.

Brain building: Blindness treatment affects more than eyes

October 26, 2015

Brain building: Blindness treatment affects more than eyes

Treating people who are blind with gene therapy can not only restore their vision, it can also strengthen visual pathways in the brain, even in people who have been nearly blind for decades, researchers say

Rare condition leaves woman slowly going blind and deaf

October 25, 2015

Rare condition leaves woman slowly going blind and deaf

From the time she was a little girl, Rebecca Alexander had trouble seeing, but no one in her life — not her parents, her siblings, her teachers, her friends — thought it was a big deal.

This woman can see 100 times more colors than you can

October 25, 2015

This woman can see 100 times more colors than you can

If you're a tetrachromat—which, odds are, you aren't—you can see more colors than the rest of us, thanks to an extra structure in your eyes.

Scientists tap dragonfly vision to build a better bionic eye

October 25, 2015

Scientists tap dragonfly vision to build a better bionic eye

What can humans learn from dragonflies?

Colored contacts popular at Halloween may impair vision

October 25, 2015

Colored contacts popular at Halloween may impair vision

Colored contact lenses that can make brown eyes vampire red or feline yellow to perfect a Halloween costume may also make it harder to see during a night out on the town, a Korean study suggests.

Vest for the deaf translates speech into vibrations

October 25, 2015

Vest for the deaf translates speech into vibrations

A new wearable device that translates spoken words into vibrations could help deaf people perceive speech in a completely new way.

After decades of blindness, man now sees with bionic eye

October 25, 2015

After decades of blindness, man now sees with bionic eye

It's been 33 years since Larry Hester started going blind.