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Optical Discovery Defies Laws of Reflection and Refraction
Researchers at Harvard said they induced light to behave in a way that defies the old laws of reflection and refraction, an optical phenomenon that may lead to the development in medical technology such as vision correction and laser surgery.
Eye Health
UCSB scientists make strides in vision research
New research at UC Santa Barbara is contributing to the basic biological understanding of how retinas develop. The study is part of the campus's expanding vision research.
Brain
The brain performs visual search near optimally
In the wild, mammals survive because they can see and evade predators lurking in the shadowy bushes.
Eye Health
Children victims of most eye injuries from aerosols
Children were the victims in more than half of the emergency room visits for eye injuries related to aerosol cans between 1997 and 2009, according to a new study by researchers at Brown University...
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