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Focus shift from biochemistry to biomechanics in eye disease

Research on vision loss has always focused heavily on biochemical processes However, two Swedish researchers are now stressing the importance of...

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Essilor International in agreement with High Performance Optics

Essilor International recently signed a global license agreement with High Performance Optics (HPO), a US company that develops technology to protect...

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Cholesterol and AMD may share the same fight

Drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration Researchers at Washington University in St Louis have found that...

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3D… without glasses

A new screen protector will soon make it possible to view 3D content on mobile phones, without the help of 3D glasses The screen protector is in...

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Small animals answer big questions

Did primates develop three-colour vision because they began to live in the day or did they begin to live in the day due to the appearance of this...

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Large eyes of Neanderthals

A British study shows that compared to the modern human brain, the brain structure of Neanderthals focussed much larger areas on vision and movement...

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Debate on contact lenses in Great Britain

 In Great Britain, the national press has sounded the alarm about eye infections related to contact lens wear In response, the British Contact Lens...

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The lenses work – but how?

 Hard contact lenses used in orthokeratology, a non-invasive technique to reduce nearsightedness and astigmatism, have long proved to be effective A...

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A new type of retinoblastoma

 A team of Canadian and international researchers has found a new type of retinoblastoma, an eye cancer that affects babies The researchers showed...

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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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