Brain 'can beat early blindness'
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The brain can learn to see in later life even if it has been deprived of visual input early on, work with blind children suggests.
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Heavy computer use could be linked to glaucoma, especially among those who are short-sighted, fear researchers. Glaucoma is caused by increased fluid pressure within the eye compressing the nerves at the back, which can lead to blindness if not treated.
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MONDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- In a finding that offers insights into how young children learn language, researchers have discovered the early learning experiences of owls forever alter their brain circuitry.
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Crossing the road may soon be as straightforward -- and safe -- for blind and visually impaired people as it is for someone with good eyesight, thanks to a new device that acts as an &quot;electronic eye.
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NEW YORK  - A new approach that permits   wider visual perception in patients with severely restricted   peripheral field allows quicker and more accurate ability to   detect objects outside their field of vision, suggest results   of a pilot study.
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When someone is "easy on the eye," it   could also be because they are easy on the brain, according to   a new international study.
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An "electronic eye" that can be fitted to a pair of glasses could help the blind cross roads more safely, scientists said on Friday.
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Manchester scientists pinpoint a part of the brain they think plays a major role in understanding concepts.
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Two new studies give one more reason to eat a diet rich in fish: prevention of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in old age.
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An "electronic eye" that can be fitted  to a pair of glasses could help the blind cross roads more  safely, scientists said on Friday.
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Researchers will report today that cells grown from human embryonic stem cells slowed vision loss when injected into the eyes of rats with a disease similar to macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people older than 55.
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For Mark Botwin, itâs always been a vision thing. As an undergraduate psychology major, he was fascinated by the study of visual perception in children. As a young optometry school graduate, his instincts lured him away from traditional practice. But throughout his career, the Mac has been his computer of choice: âitâs a lifelong commitment.â
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Imagine an entire day of seeing faces -- friends, co-workers, even family -- but not being able to retain those images in your mind. For 48-year-old Kiki Latimer, each time she sees someone is often like the first time. She has face blindness.
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NEW YORK  - Older men and women with cataracts or age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) are at increased risk for suffering an early death, relative to older people without these two types of visual impairment, a study hints.
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Corrects paragraph 1, to add that antibody can help prevent vision loss from "wet" age-related macular degeneration.
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British scientists plan to use stem  cells to cure a common form of blindness, with the first  patients receiving test treatment in five years.
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Microscopic imaging techniques have enabled scientists to delve deep into the brain of a living animal to see how visual circuitry works.