A cup of hot tea a day can keep glaucoma away, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
According to Wu et al, hot tea...
A new study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, has found that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity may lower the risk of developing...
An international team of researchers has found a way to slow the progression of an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause...
New research led by University College London, UK, shows that on average we are worse at spotting objects in crowded environments when they are above or...
A team of researchers at Northwestern University has discovered a type of retinal ganglion cell that may cause myopia when it dysfunctions. The study is...
According to a new study, what we see in the periphery, just outside the direct focus of the eye, may sometimes be a visual illusion.
Four examples of...
Astronauts on long-duration flights experience visual impairments due to volume changes in cerebrospinal fluid, the clear fluid that helps cushion the...
A team of scientists at the University of Tübingen in Germany has discovered a new type of eye movement that is synchronized with blinking.
Normal anatomy...
An international team of scientists, led by Prof. Roger Anderson from the University of Ulster at Coleraine and the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at...
A new study led by Lauren Welbourne from the University of York, UK, has revealed that humans see things differently in summer compared with winter.
Scientists...
A group of scientists led by Dr David Hu from the Georgia Institute of Technology has discovered that humans and 21 species of mammals – from hedgehogs,...
Human eyes can detect light at wavelengths in the visual spectrum; other wavelengths, such as infrared and ultraviolet, are supposed to be invisible, but...
According to scientists led by Dr Richard Kramer from the University of California, a chemical ‘photoswitch’ named DENAQ may be a potential drug for...
Prof Trevor Lamb of the Australian National University has published a major scientific review of the origin of the vertebrate eye and vision, summarizing...
British ophthalmologists have discovered a new layer in the cornea, the clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye.
Left: schematic diagram...
