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55 articles · Eyes & Health
Space Travel Eye Changes: How Astronauts' Vision Changes
13 days in orbit gave mice oxidative stress in the retina and cornea, plus optic nerve damage. Most effects faded within a week back on Earth, but the nerve damage persisted.
Keratoconus Laser Surgery: Teen's Vision Restored
A UK teen facing blindness from severe keratoconus regained sight in one eye via a laser "tongue and groove" corneal transplant. Done under local anaesthesia with same-day discharge, his second eye awaits surgery.
Best Time for Laser Eye Surgery | Flow3 &
Timing depends on a year of stable vision and a calm mindset, not the season. Pregnancy, breastfeeding and busy weeks matter too, since recovery needs seven full days of rest.
Bad Eye Habits That Age Your Eyes | KSA Silmakeskus
Habits, not just genes, age the eyes—smoking can raise blindness risk fourfold. Unprotected sun exposure alone can cause cataracts, macular degeneration and eyelid cancer.
Foam Party Eye Injuries: Risks & Prevention Guide
Foam-party soap can sting eyes like pool chlorine, and one Florida event sent about 40 people to the ER, some with temporary blindness. Hidden slippery floors caused more injuries than the chemicals, plus nausea from inhaled or swallowed foam.
Artificial Retina Implants: Vision Restoration Technology
Alpha IMS, a retinal microchip, wins EU approval for retinitis pigmentosa as Europe's second such device. Surgery takes up to ten hours, with results ranging from partial vision to none.
Insect Eyes & Digital Camera Technology Innovation
Researchers built digital cameras modelled on insect compound eyes, using curved arrays of tiny lenses instead of one flat sensor. This yields an ultra-wide field of view, near-infinite depth of field and sharper motion capture than current cameras.