Experimental Treatment Promises to Heal Some Eye Injuries

VOA Learning English • voa
Aug. 28, 2023 ~5 min

Can you cry underwater?

An ophthalmologist explains how important tears are to keeping your eyes feeling good and working well – whether you’re on dry land or swimming in a body of water.

Geoffrey Bradford, Professor of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, West Virginia University • conversation
Aug. 21, 2023 ~6 min


Model uses retinal images to flag mild cognitive impairment

A machine learning model can differentiate normal cognition from mild cognitive impairment using retinal images from the eye.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
July 12, 2023 ~5 min

Quantum chemistry protects against macular degeneration

A new discovery explains how quantum chemistry may protect against age-related macular degeneration. It could lead to new treatments.

Fred Mamoun-Yale • futurity
May 16, 2023 ~6 min

‘Cybersickness’ from VR headsets hits women more often

When using virtual reality headsets, women are more likely than men to suffer cybersickness, researchers have found.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
May 3, 2023 ~6 min

Target could lead to more effective glaucoma treatment

"Age-related neurodegenerative disease, which includes glaucoma... is the biggest global health problem," says Arupratan Das.

Christina Griffiths-Indiana • futurity
March 13, 2023 ~4 min

Tiny eye motions help us see a steady world

Even though your eyes move constantly, you see the world as stable, not blurry. New research clarifies how tiny movements make it happen.

Lindsey Valich-Rochester • futurity
Feb. 24, 2023 ~5 min

Eye movement science is helping us learn about how we think

Eye movement studies can track where someone is at in their thinking process.

Szonya Durant, Senior Lecturer of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Jan. 11, 2023 ~6 min


Dry eye changes how injured cornea heals itself

Dry eye disease alters how the cornea heals itself after injury. Now, researchers have identified new potential therapy targets.

Jim Dryden-WUSTL • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 ~4 min

Dark therapy may treat lazy eye

New research investigates the mechanisms that underlie a treatment for patients with amblyopia, also known as "lazy eye."

Jocelyn Duffy-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
Dec. 19, 2022 ~5 min

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