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

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

Octopuses have really fantastic vision

The last common ancestor between octopuses and humans was 500 million years ago, but their eyes are still "remarkably similar" to our own.

U. Oregon • futurity
Nov. 16, 2022 ~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

Algorithm decodes what dog brains see

Researchers have decoded visual images from a dog's brain. The results suggest major differences in how the brains of humans and dogs work.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Sept. 16, 2022 ~9 min

Algorithm decodes what dog brains see

Researchers have decoded visual images from a dog's brain. The results suggest major differences in how the brains of humans and dogs work.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Sept. 16, 2022 ~9 min

Eye test could screen young kids for autism

An eye test that measures how pupils change in response to light could be a way to screen young children for autism.

Judith Van Dongen-Washington State • futurity
Aug. 22, 2022 ~7 min


How visually impaired people ease social awkwardness

New research on social challenges facing visually impaired and blind people yields tips to make interactions less uncomfortable.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Aug. 16, 2022 ~9 min

Poll: Many parents don’t protect their kids’ eye health

New poll results indicate ways parents can better protect their child's eye health from screens, sun, and other threats.

Beata Mostafavi-Michigan • futurity
July 18, 2022 ~7 min

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