Eye Health Stories
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Mini Camera Offers Big Hope For Legally Blind
New technology helps improve legally blind patients' ability to read an email, newspaper article, menu or page in a book, study finds. -
Why Wearing Sunglasses Is Actually Kind Of Important
A new survey found that most Americans are lax in their sunglass wear, and also underestimate the damage of UV rays on eye health. -
A Fall Gave This Woman Her Vision Back After 21 Years
A woman from Florida who lost her vision 21 years ago as the result of a car accident regained her vision following yet another accident. -
What Chernobyl Taught Us About Radiation And The Body
The 1986 explosion of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant released catastrophic amounts of radiation into the air. How did this affect surrounding populations? -
New App Works With Google Glass So Visually Impaired Can See Further
This app could make navigating a smart phone easier for those with poor vision. -
An OTC Allergy Med May Also Reverse MS-Induced Vision Damage
An over-the-counter antihistamine may be able to reverse chronic vision damage caused by multiple sclerosis, study finds. -
Scientists Develop ‘Mini Retinas’ From Stem Cells
Researchers in Germany have developed mini retinas that allow them to study eye development and diseases. -
4 Reasons Why You Should Stop Sleeping With Your Contact Lenses
People who sleep with their contact lenses in tend to have a higher risk for vision loss and other complications. -
Here's Why We Get Eye Boogers
SciShow breaks down the biology behind our eye gunk. -
This Device Makes Wearing Contact Lenses Less Irritating
Stanford researchers may have figured out how to make contacts more comfortable. -
Contact Lenses Change The Bacteria On Your Eyes
According to a new study, bacteria on the eyes of contact lens users is alarmingly similar to that on the surface of their skin. -
The Viral Photo Boggling Everyone's Mind
Photographer Tiziana Vergari takes viral Instagram photo of girls that leaves the Internet confused.
