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Canadians are… moderately stylish!

Style has become an integral part of eyewear design People wear their glasses all day and often see this accessory as a reflection of their...

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Google Glass: Here come the warnings

It happens with all technological innovations After the initial excitement come the questions and concerns It seems that the Google Glass augmented...

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Researchers help save the sight of people with diabetes

Researchers at Queen’s University, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, hope to develop an innovative treatment using stem cells to save the sight of...

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The impact of fatty acids on AMD

In France, the Nutritional AMD Treatment-2(NAT-2) study has shown that omega-3 fatty acids may help reduce the risk of developing neovascular...

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Potential link between Parkinson’s disease and visual problems

The genetic cause of Parkinson’s disease could also affect vision, according to a new study from scientists at the University of York, in Great...

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Healing in the dark

What if amblyopia could be cured by simply turning out the lights for a few days That’s what researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova...

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24 new genes for short-sightedness identified

An international team of scientists led by King’s College London has identified 24 new genes that cause refractive errors and...

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Mido 2013 saw a 3% increase in attendees

Almost 43,000 visitors attended the most recent Mido exhibition, held March 2 to 4, which is an increase of more than 3% in a still difficult...

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First “geographic” map of how we see

How does our brain organize thousands of images that flood our retinas each day That’s the question that scientists from the University of...

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Protein that protects the eye against light damage

A researcher in ophthalmology and neuroscience at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence has discovered a...

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