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Posts Tagged ‘vision’

Always Something to Learn

Studying nonhuman eye tissue can lead to insight into how vision develops and the mechanisms that make vision possible. Sometimes, this research leads to new tools or it uncovers novel cellular processes in the eye. Two research projects, one at New York University (NYU) discovered new cells types in the visual system of fruit flies, […]

The Science of Seeing: Unraveling Human Vision & Primate Color Perception

Call us biased, but we think vision is very cool. The images that our eye sees are encoded as visual information in the brain and the images enable us to see, navigate and learn. No wonder the eyes are considered the front of the brain, and biomedical research is uncovering different aspects of vision that […]

How the Eyes & Brain Work Together Regarding Recognition & Memory

It has been said that the eyes are the front of the brain and considering how up to 80 percent of what we know comes via vision, it is important that they are both in working order. How does the brain work when it comes to memory and perception. What about after a traumatic injury? […]

What’s Going on When it Comes to Brains & Vision?

What is going on in the cellular space and the neurological space that allows us to see? As you can guess scientists have studied these things and here are what they have found. Stem Cells There have been great advancements in the development of lab-grown photoreceptors. The problem lies in implanting them. Once they are […]

Usher Syndrome

Usher Syndrome is a rare, inherited condition that affects the three major senses, vision, hearing and balance. There are three types and they are: Type 1—This causes profound deafness at birth, balance dysfunction and progressive vision loss. Type 2—This causes moderate to severe hearing loss at birth and progressive vision loss. Type 3—This causes later […]

Light & Sleep (Or the Lack Thereof)

Getting up at night to go to the bathroom or just getting up in the morning can be difficult. Especially since we’ve been asleep for hours and the first exposure to light can blinding. Of course, our eyes adjust and we go about our tasks or go back to sleep. Exposure to light doesn’t just […]

How Does Your Practice Look?

What kind of impression does your practice make? Is it really as good as you think it is? As important as your focus is to your patients’ vision needs, you can’t ignore the look and feel of your practice. Whether you bought an existing practice or you started your own from the ground up, your […]

Calling Dr. Internet

The Internet is good for many things. From finding a movie that you can’t remember the title of to helping elementary school students do research for their reports, search engines put information at a person’s fingertips. The Internet can also help people understand more about certain health conditions, such as cancer or diabetes. People are […]

Stroke & Vision

Most people know that a stroke can affect movement, speech and cognition. What many don’t realize is that it can also affect vision. Post stroke vision conditions include: Vision Loss—this includes hemianopia, which is blindness in one half of the visual field; quadrantanopias, blindness in a quarter portion of the visual field; scotoma, a island-like area […]