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NEWS ABOUT: eyes

eyes stories: 17 news summaries

(Newser) - Doctors in Miami have used a woman’s tooth to help restore her vision, the Los Angeles Times reports. A disease that destroyed tissue in her left eye left Sharon Thornton unable to undergo a cornea transplant, so surgeons cut a canine tooth and bone out of her upper jaw... More »

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surgery • tooth • University of Miami • eyes • cornea • retina • Sharon Thornton • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Scientists Cure Red-Green Color Blindness in Monkeys

Adult brain can re-wire to use new vision input: study

Sep 16, 09 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have cured red-green color blindness in monkeys, the Times of London reports. Researchers injected a virus containing L opsin, a gene that regulates the production of the red-sensitive light receptor—known as a “cone”—into the retina of red-green colorblind adult monkeys, according to a study published... More »

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vision • gene therapy • monkey • eyes • optics • vision impairment • eyesight

(Newser) - A one-eyed documentarian is planning a film on privacy shot using a camera implanted in his prosthetic organ, the AP reports. Rob Spence, who plans to become a "human surveillance machine," got the idea when he realized how small his cellphone camera was. His eye muscles will move... More »

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weird • privacy • George Orwell • eyes • prosthetics • hidden camera • documentary film • Rob Spence

Eye Trouble May Have Affected Galileo's Observations

Scientists want to exhume astronomer

Jan 22, 09 1:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Galileo’s vision problems may have distorted some of his findings, Reuters reports. Scientists want to exhume the scientist’s body to determine, through DNA tests, the exact nature of his eye condition. “If we knew exactly what was wrong with his eyes we could use computer models to... More »

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astronomy • disease • DNA • Saturn • Galileo • pathology • eyes

Eyes, Brain Make Cards' Fitzgerald Quite the Catch

Star receiver has rare visual skills and a souped-up onboard computer for analysis

Jan 16, 09 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - More than height, speed, or jumping ability, highly developed eyesight and an extraordinary internal computer make Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald a top-tier NFL receiver, a scientist tells the Wall Street Journal. Fitzgerald’s optometrist grandfather put him through drills to improve his “visual dominance,” enabling him to take... More »

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NFL • Arizona Cardinals • brain • Philadelphia Eagles • eyes • Larry Fitzgerald • NFL playoffs • professional athletes • optometry • predictive control • hand-eye coordination

Death Row Inmate Plucks Eye, Eats It

Killer of own family getting mental care
he had 'begged for'

Jan 9, 09 7:00 PM CST
(AP) - A Texas death row inmate with a history of mental problems pulled out his only good eye and told authorities he ate it, the AP reports. Thomas was treated at an East Texas medical center after the incident last month. He was transferred and remains at a prison psychiatric facility... More »

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Texas • death row • eyes • mutilation

 Salute to the Eye Patch 

Cruise's 'Valkyrie' character only one of many to don an eye patch

Jan 3, 09 4:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Tom Cruise as Claus von Stauffenberg in Valkyrie adds yet another name to the long list of characters—real and fictional—sporting eye patches throughout the ages. New York magazine examines notable wearers of the ocular ornament:
  • James Joyce: Perhaps an homage to “The Cyclops” episode of his
... More »

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Tom Cruise • Claus von Stauffenberg • James Joyce • eyes • David Bowie • Twin Peaks

 US Child Gets Prosthetic Iris 

Surgery allows boy to see colors, corrects vision problems

Nov 22, 08 5:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Surgeons in Cincinnati implanted a prosthetic iris this week in the eye of a 7-year-old boy, the first US child to get one. “It’s just like Mom’s,” said Nathaniel Brantley as he looked in a mirror. “Just like it’s supposed to be.” Born... More »

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medical breakthrough • eye care • eyes • prosthetics

 Why Kitty's 
 Eyes Glow 
 in the Dark 

Light-reflecting surface helps animals see better

Nov 2, 08 8:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A black cat's eyes may frighten in the dark, but that glow is helping the felines see better, NPR reports. When light fails to enter their brain, cats, dogs, and other animals bounce the light back with a reflective surface on the eye. That gives the light a second chance... More »

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pets • eyes • animal

Russian Ravers Lose Sight After Laser Show

Vision loss as high as 80% and 'impossible
to regain'

Jul 15, 08 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Several partygoers at a Russian rave lost part of their sight to damage from a laser light show, Reuters reports. Dozens have appeared at Moscow hospitals for treatment of retinal burns. Loss of vision is as high as 80% and "regaining it is impossible," according to one ophthalmologist.... More »

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Russia • Moscow • dance • eyes • laser • sight impaired • lasers

 UK Docs Implant
 Bionic Eyes 

Surgery aims to restore partial vision in blind men

Apr 21, 08 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - British doctors have given two blind men bionic eyesight and say they will soon enjoy partial vision, the Telegraph reports. Using US technology, the surgeons inserted electrodes in the men's retinas last week. Studded on a metal plate, the conductors will be connected to a small eyeglass camera that enables... More »

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surgery • eye care • blindness • foreign doctors • eyes

 Cataract Risk 
 Linked to Climate Change 

Rising UV levels will hit developing countries hardest

Apr 7, 08 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - As climate change drives ozone depletion and increases the level of ultraviolet rays reaching Earth's surface, humans' eyesight will be suffering more and more, AFP reports. UV rays are one of the leading causes of cataracts, which in turn cause 50% of avoidable blindness worldwide. The trend is likely to... More »

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public health • blindness • cataracts • eyes • ozone layer • ultraviolet rays • opthalmologists

Gray Goosed: Color Shines in Spring Fling

From gallery to runway to makeup, shade is now chic in all seasons

Mar 26, 08 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - An unexpected shadow has fallen over runways this spring: Gray is the neutral shade of the moment, W magazine reports. Once a seasonal look, gray—be it silvery, smoky, or tinged with brown—has become a year-round staple, replacing “black in fashion and beige in makeup,” says Chantecaille’... More »

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fashion • fashion tips • L'Oreal • eyes • Chanel • eye shadow • makeup • gray • Chantecaille • Bobbi Brown

Baby Blues Come From Single Ancestor

A long-ago genetic mutation diluted brown eyes, scientists say

Jan 31, 08 7:21 PM CST
(Newser) - All blue-eyed people have a single, shared ancestor, scientists say. And all those baby blues are the result of a genetic mutation that occurred between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago, LiveScience reports. Before that, everyone had brown eyes. The mutation limits the effects of the gene that produces... More »

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genetics • science • genetic mutation • Denmark • human evolution • eyes

Sprouting Eyes in Petri Dishes

Research that gave tadpoles a third eye could be boon for human sight

Oct 24, 07 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lab fluke that resulted in tadpoles growing third eyeballs could be a major boon for human sight, leading to replacement optic parts or even whole eyes grown in petri dishes. A recent research project accidentally happened upon a trigger for eye formation in frogs—a nitrogen-bearing molecule—that may... More »

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stem cell research • genes • frogs • eyes

Hunt's On for Burma's
Hero Bloggers

Cyber dissidents on the lam

Oct 1, 07 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burmese bloggers whose accounts and photos of the Saffron Revolution and the brutal crackdown by the military dictatorship riveted the world last week are now  being hunted by authorities, reports the Times of London. With the Internet shut down and the streets swarming with troops, the bloggers have gone underground. More »

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blog • blogger • Myanmar • Burma • Buddhist monks • Saffron Revolution • Ko Latt • Arca • Sun • Superman • eyes

Stem Cell Cure for Blindness in Sight

Fix for macular degeneration could be available in 5 years

Jun 6, 07 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pioneering stem cell technique developed by British scientists and backed by an anonymous American benefactor could soon cure blindness in millions of people suffering from macular degeneration, the Daily Mail reports. The procedure involves injecting lab-grown embryonic stem cells into the back of an affected eye to repair the... More »

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surgery • stem cells • blindness • macular degeneration • eyes

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