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An estimated 4 percent of older US men have dry eye disease
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Dry eye disease is common among American men older than 50 and increases with age, high blood pressure, benign prostate disease and the use of antidepressants, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, on ...
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Researchers discover new 'golden ratios' for female facial beauty
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder but also in the relationship of the eyes and mouth of the beholden. The distance between a woman's eyes and the distance between her eyes and her mouth are key factors in determining ...
New Japanese glasses bring tears to the eyes
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 27, 2009 |
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The Japanese eyewear company behind Sarah Palin's designer glasses has come up with a high-tech solution for obsessive video-gamers and bookworms whose eyes dry out from lack of blinking.
Steroid injections may slow diabetes-related eye disease
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Injecting the corticosteroid triamcinolone into the eye may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss and blindness, according to a report in the December issue of ...
Researchers find new mechanism for circadian rhythm
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Molecules that may hold the key to new ways to fight cancer and other diseases have been found to play an important role in regulating circadian rhythm, says Liheng Shi, a researcher in Texas A&M's Department of Veterinary ...
Scary music is scarier with your eyes shut
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Sep 15, 2009 |
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The power of the imagination is well-known: it's no surprise that scary music is scarier with your eyes closed. But now neuroscientist and psychiatrist Prof. Talma Hendler of Tel Aviv University's Functional Brain Center ...
Laser surgery does not appear to have long-term effects on corneal cells
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Laser eye surgery to correct vision problems does not appear to be associated with lasting changes to cells lining the inside of the cornea at nine years after the procedure, according to a report in the November issue of ...
Cataract surgery does not appear associated with worsening of age-related macular degeneration
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Age-related macular degeneration does not appear to progress at a higher rate among individuals who have had surgery to treat cataract, contrary to previous reports that treating one cause of vision loss worsens the other, ...
Introduced Japanese white-eyes pose major threat to Hawaii's native and endangered birds
Sep 17, 2009 |
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In the late 1920s, people intentionally introduced birds known as Japanese white-eyes into Hawaiian agricultural lands and gardens for purposes of bug control. Now, that decision has come back to bite us. A recent increase ...
Implanted tooth helps blind US woman recover sight
Sep 16, 2009 |
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A 60-year-old US grandmother, blind for nearly a decade, has recovered her sight after surgeons implanted a tooth in her eye as a base to hold a tiny plastic lens, her doctors said Wednesday.
Findings about veracity of peripheral vision could lead to better robotic eyes (w/ Video)
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Two Kansas State University psychology researchers have found that although central vision allows our eyes to discern the details of a scene, our peripheral vision is most important for telling us what type of scene we're ...
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