Smartphone imaging accurately supports remote cataract referral decisions
Researchers have found a high level of agreement between cataract referral decisions based on smartphone images reviewed remotely…
Harvard engineers develop smartphone app to aid navigation for people with blindness
For people with blindness or who have low vision, moving around independently is a daily challenge. Harvard researchers…
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Cortisone eye drops may reduce blindness in extremely premature babies
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Cone opsin structures offer insights into vision loss
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People Who Are Blind from Birth Never Develop Schizophrenia. This Could Transform Treatment
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Benefits from food fortification, yet global nutrient gaps persist
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Man Takes Sleep Meds Before Bed—What He Wakes Up to Unlocks ‘New Fear’
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WVU researchers explore how to restore vision in people with inherited blindness
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The Greenland Shark Isn’t Blind After All, Even After Centuries of Swimming in Dark Water
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Genetic differences in surfactant proteins influence retinopathy of prematurity risk
A new study from the University of Oklahoma suggests that small genetic differences in two proteins – previously…