Solar Eclipse Can Cause Irreversible Vision Damage: Man Warns of the Risks
Peter Smith suffered permanent eye damage after watching a solar eclipse in 1999...
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Study Explains Why Our Pupils Dilate When We Encounter Unexpected Information
The scientists found that when people encounter information that contradicts their expectations, their pupils dilate and their brain activity changes...
Eye Transplantation Could Become a Reality
Experiments have shown that the new device can dramatically extend the survival of eyes outside the body...
Bright Artificial Light in the Evening May Increase the Risk of Glaucoma and Cataracts
The authors emphasize that the findings do not apply to typical household lighting...
New Laser Heat Therapy Could Help Prevent Blindness from Age-Related Macular Degeneration
The method developed by researchers involves gently heating retinal tissue using near-infrared laser light...
Neurology: Migraine medications may reduce glaucoma risk
Particular attention was drawn to the fact that the protective effect was observed only with so-called monoclonal antibody treatments․․․
Seafood Virus Linked to Chronic Eye Disease in Humans
Researchers suspected covert mortality nodavirus (CMNV) because patients consistently tested negative for common eye viruses like herpes or shingles...
OR: Metformin may reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration
The researchers note that age-related macular degeneration remains one of the leading causes of vision loss among older adults...
Cell Reports: Indoor Dim Lighting May Be Driving the Myopia “Epidemic”
Myopia has reached near-epidemic levels globally, yet we still don’t fully understand why․․․
NPJ: Eliminating bacterial “noise” in the mouth helps prevent tooth decay
Such interference reduced the activity of microbes associated with gum inflammation while simultaneously promoting the growth of bacteria characteristic of a healthy oral cavity...
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