A team of investigators recently managed to find a gene that apparently plays an important role in underlying nearsightedness, or myopia. The finding could potentially benefit millions. Over the past few decades, statistics have shown that the incidence of myopia has increased considerably. Despite all this, very few... |
13 September 2010
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Until not long ago, it was believed that reading, extensive schooling and computer work were the main factors that contributed to the ever-increasing rate of myopia in children. While these three causes have not been eliminated completely from the equation, a new study performed by Australian researchers has showed t... |
8 January 2009
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The World Health Organization estimates that between 800 million and 2.3 billion people worldwide suffer from refractive errors and need some sort of visual aid in order to see properly. For those of us lucky enough to live a busy, modern life in a civilized society, visual aids usually mean either glasses or contact... |
24 June 2008
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This is the dream of many: perfect vision without glasses. You wear lenses while sleeping and wake up with perfect vision throughout the day.The technique, called Ortho-K (Orthokeratology), involves wearing special contact lenses while you sleep to fix the curvature of the eye. "Ortho-K is similar to an orthodontist ... |
6 June 2007
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