Serious Readers Blog

Welcome trial news for AMD sufferers
Monday 17 December 2018
A recent trial involving 220 macular degeneration sufferers has shown that a “long-acting port delivery system” (in other words, a slow-release implant) has allowed some of the trial group to go up to 15 months between treatments.
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Welcome trial news for AMD sufferers

17 Dec 2018
Quicker, safer research into macular degeneration therapies.
Thursday 13 December 2018
Scientists say eye-on-a-chip technology may provide a new, quicker research opportunity for the study of macular degeneration, if proposals made recently at the University of Twente (UT) in Holland are adopted.
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Quicker, safer research into macular degeneration therapies.

13 Dec 2018
Contact lenses proven to slow myopia
Monday 10 December 2018
A four-year study of the effects of a specially-designed, dual-focus myopia control contact lens has shown that the lens slows the progression of myopia in children.
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Contact lenses proven to slow myopia

10 Dec 2018
New discovery could lead to cure for Glaucoma
Thursday 06 December 2018
Scientists at Harvard Medical School have discovered a new pathway for the development of glaucoma which “gives hope for finding a cure” according to co-senior study author Professor Feng Chen.
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New discovery could lead to cure for Glaucoma

6 Dec 2018
A step closer to eye drops for AMD
Monday 19 November 2018
Last year, a team from the University of Birmingham invented a method of delivering macular degeneration drugs which are currently injected into the eyeball as eye drops.
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A step closer to eye drops for AMD

19 Nov 2018
“Longer life for women after cataract surgery” theory fatally flawed
Thursday 08 November 2018
In an interesting passage of events, a major paper submitted to JAMA Ophthalmology last year has been retracted by the authors.
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“Longer life for women after cataract surgery” theory fatally flawed

8 Nov 2018
Research suggests the eye could give an insight into Alzheimer’s
Wednesday 07 November 2018
Research published in the Journal of Ophthalmic Research suggests for the first time that retinal imaging could be used to monitor Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).
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Research suggests the eye could give an insight into Alzheimer’s

7 Nov 2018
Light, sight and posture
Thursday 25 October 2018
Were you aware that there is a relationship between your posture and your eyesight? And that adding a light source into the equation adds a new level of complexity?
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Light, sight and posture

25 Oct 2018
Scientific proof that the colour of your walls affects your mood
Thursday 18 October 2018
An Australian study has revealed a fascinating correlation between the colour you paint your room and your mood.
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Scientific proof that the colour of your walls affects your mood

18 Oct 2018
European Commission backs calls for an end to Daylight Saving Time
Tuesday 16 October 2018
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European Commission backs calls for an end to Daylight Saving Time

16 Oct 2018
Scientists says a longer education is bad for your eyesight
Monday 08 October 2018
A recent study published by The BMJ claims that spending more years in full time education is associated with a greater risk of developing short-sightedness (myopia).
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Scientists says a longer education is bad for your eyesight

8 Oct 2018
Cheltenham Literature Festival Starts this Friday
Monday 01 October 2018
This Friday 5th October marks the start of The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival. Running until 14th October, the festival is now in its 69th edition, and promises to be as mentally stimulating as ever.
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Cheltenham Literature Festival Starts this Friday

1 Oct 2018