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Gene switch
Sunday, April 21 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
German researchers have discovered that genes controlling blood vessel growth in the retina of mice are “switched on” by the protein serum...
Read MoreGenes linked to the development of AMD, but not to its treatment
Wednesday, April 17 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
The four gene variants linked to the development of AMD do not influence how patients respond to treatment using Lucentis and Avastin The gene...
Read MoreFocus shift from biochemistry to biomechanics in eye disease
Monday, April 15 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Research on vision loss has always focused heavily on biochemical processes However, two Swedish researchers are now stressing the importance of...
Read MoreEssilor International in agreement with High Performance Optics
Sunday, April 14 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Essilor International recently signed a global license agreement with High Performance Optics (HPO), a US company that develops technology to protect...
Read MoreCholesterol and AMD may share the same fight
Wednesday, April 10 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration Researchers at Washington University in St Louis have found that...
Read More3D… without glasses
Monday, April 8 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
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...
Read MoreSmall animals answer big questions
Sunday, April 7 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
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...
Read MoreLarge eyes of Neanderthals
Wednesday, April 3 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
A British study shows that compared to the modern human brain, the brain structure of Neanderthals focussed much larger areas on vision and movement...
Read MoreDebate on contact lenses in Great Britain
Monday, April 1 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
In Great Britain, the national press has sounded the alarm about eye infections related to contact lens wear In response, the British Contact Lens...
Read MoreThe lenses work – but how?
Wednesday, March 27 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
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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