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Easy and effective therapy to restore sight

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed an easier and more effective method for inserting genes into eye cells that could […]
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Are people really staring at you?

People often think that other people are staring at them even when they aren’t research led by the University of […]
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Stressed and depressed: Ripple effect from vision loss

New research by the Macular Disease Foundation Australia reveals that the unexpected burden of wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) […]
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Colour vision may help myopia

A possible link between colour vision and the development of myopia – or near-sightedness – has been discovered by an […]
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More to glaucoma surgery than meets the eye

Researchers at the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) have found a new potential cause of scarring after glaucoma surgery, […]
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Curable eye disease still rife among Indigenous Australians

Australia remains the only developed country in the world not to have eliminated trachoma, the leading cause of infectious blindness, […]
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More than just looking – a role of tiny eye movements explained

Tübingen researcher learns how the brain keeps an eye on the periphery even when focusing on one object. Have you […]
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‘Petri dish lens’ gives hope for new eye treatments

A cure for congenital sight impairment caused by lens damage is closer following research by scientists at Monash University. Associate […]
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Regular aspirin use increases risk of age-related eye disease

Researchers at the Centre for Vision Research from the Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research (WMI), a close affiliate of […]
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‘Superyellow’ sweetcorn fight against macular degeneration

A new Australian variety of ‘superyellow’ sweetcorn could hold the key to fighting age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of […]