Total solar eclipses, while stunning, can damage your eyes if viewed without the right protection

Now’s the time to get your hands on a pair of eclipse glasses in preparation for April’s display of celestial wonder.

Geoffrey Bradford, Professor of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, West Virginia University • conversation
March 12, 2024 ~6 min

Nanomaterial for retina implant could help restore sight

Researchers have created a material that could be turned into retinal implants that help restore people's vision.

Lisa Ercolano-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Feb. 23, 2024 ~5 min


Why people can see colors dogs and cats can’t

Researchers have discovered how humans can see millions of colors that dogs, cats, and other mammals can't.

Roberto Molar Candanosa-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Jan. 16, 2024 ~6 min

Llama-derived antibody may treat vision loss diseases

A newly discovered antibody may lead to a treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa, which causes loss of central, night, and color vision.

Michelle Strombeck-UC Irvine • futurity
Aug. 30, 2023 ~5 min

Biting flies are attracted to blue traps – we used AI to work out why

New research on what attracts blood-feasting flies to blue objects could help minimise the impacts of those insects on people and animals.

Roger Santer, Lecturer in Zoology, Aberystwyth University • conversation
July 4, 2023 ~6 min

Colorful foods could enhance athletes’ vision

Eating foods with lots of color could improve athletes' visual range, or how well a person can see a target clearly over distance.

Lauren Baggett-U. Georgia • futurity
June 8, 2023 ~6 min

Retina jitters help fruit flies adjust their vision

Fruit flies can't move their eyes to adjust their vision like we can. But, they've come up with an alternative: they move their retinas.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Oct. 27, 2022 ~8 min

Some people with macular degeneration may not need shots in the eye

Some people with "wet" age-related macular degeneration may one day be able to safely stop eye injection therapy without further vision loss.

Rachel Butch-JHU • futurity
Jan. 19, 2022 ~8 min


People with macular degeneration may not need shots in the eye

Some people with "wet" age-related macular degeneration may one day be able to safely stop eye injection therapy without further vision loss.

Rachel Butch-JHU • futurity
Jan. 19, 2022 ~8 min

Living retinas totally outdo engineering

Nature’s ultra low-power, ultra-sensitive detector arrays, also known as our retinas, should be the envy of smartphones everywhere.

Karl Bates-Duke • futurity
Sept. 29, 2021 ~8 min

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