Eye & vision News

Poor eyesight costs world billions

Failure to address impaired eyesight is costing the world economy an estimated 121.4 billion dollars in productivity losses, according to research published by the WHO.

Healthy diet good for eyes too

A nutritious diet could help with the health of your eyes as well as the rest of your body, according to a new study.

Video games boost adult vision

A new study finds that playingvideo games can help adults improve a part of eyesight called contrast sensitivity, one of the first parts of vision to be affected by aging.

Camera concealed in prosthetic eye

A one-eyed filmmaker plans to insert a video camera concealed inside a prosthetic eye into his eye socket for a project commenting on the global spread of surveillance cameras.

Paint ball eye injuries severe

Eye injuries sustained during paint ball games can be severe, but most can be prevented by wearing the proper protective gear, a new study suggests.

Playing outside protects eyes

Kids who spend more time outside - and away from the television set - are less likely to develop myopia, the inability to see things clearly at a distance.

British trial seeks blindness cure

British scientists will soon begin trialling a cutting-edge treatment using adult stem cells that could help cure certain types of blindness, they announced.

Touch-screens sideline the blind

The craze for touch-screen gadgets, sparked by Apple's popular iPhone, is raising worries that a whole generation of consumer electronics will be out of the reach of the blind.

New hope against vision loss

Researchers working with mice have identified a protein that appears to prolong the lives of retinal cells in both healthy and diseased eyes.

Blind man unaware of seeing

Scientists report that a blind man in Switzerland was able to make his way through a maze, even though he has no conscious sensation of seeing the world around him.