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How dim lighting may affect consumers’ shopping habits
Thursday 26 July 2018
A recent study by researchers from Nanyang University, Singapore and North-western University in the United States found that dim lighting may influence consumers to purchase products that they feel will give them more pleasure rather than functional bene
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How dim lighting may affect consumers’ shopping habits

26 Jul 2018
Eye drop sales rocket due to digital eyestrain
Monday 23 July 2018
Blurry near-field vision is commonly associated with ageing, but recently released research shows young Japanese people are now suffering as much as their adult counterparts – and experts say it is due to staring at small hand-held devices.
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Eye drop sales rocket due to digital eyestrain

23 Jul 2018
US authorise autonomous AI to diagnose eye disease
Thursday 19 July 2018
It would seem that clinical diagnosis by machine is no longer a far-off vision of future health care, with the recent announcement that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved marketing of artificial intelligence (AI) to detect a form of ey
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US authorise autonomous AI to diagnose eye disease

19 Jul 2018
New implant for wet AMD gives positive early results
Thursday 12 July 2018
Scientists have thought for some time that stem cell therapy could provide an answer to various forms of age-related sight loss, but recent trials have largely proved unsuccessful.
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New implant for wet AMD gives positive early results

12 Jul 2018
How the caveman in us all could affect our eyesight
Monday 09 July 2018
Research from the Brain Imaging Centre at Goethe University has revealed that we see better at dawn and dusk – times when our distant ancestors would have been most at risk from predators in the shadows.
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How the caveman in us all could affect our eyesight

9 Jul 2018
Why space travel is bad for the eyes…
Thursday 05 July 2018
For those considering a quick hop into space, it is our sad duty to report that it may not be the best move for your eyeballs
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Why space travel is bad for the eyes…

5 Jul 2018
UK theatres could face £180m EU lighting bill
Monday 02 July 2018
If current EU proposals see the light of day, UK theatres could be in for a crippling financial shock, with the vast majority of current stage lighting deemed unsuitable for future use.
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UK theatres could face £180m EU lighting bill

2 Jul 2018
Cancer from LED streetlights? Research suggest link
Thursday 21 June 2018
Analysis of 4,000 people has revealed a shocking correlation between heavy exposure to LED street lighting and cancer, say scientists from the University of Exeter and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health.
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Cancer from LED streetlights? Research suggest link

21 Jun 2018
Are eyes the key in combating Alzheimer’s?
Monday 18 June 2018
New research has identified that our eyes could provide an early indication of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles have discovered that retinal amyloid, an early indicator of the disease, can be found
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Are eyes the key in combating Alzheimer’s?

18 Jun 2018
Omega 3 to cure dry eye? Scientists say not necessarily…
Monday 21 May 2018
One in four people in the UK suffer from dry eyes, and many of them turn to fish oil supplements to relieve the irritating symptoms. But breaking research now shows that omega-3 fatty acids are no more effective than olive oil in helping with the conditio
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Omega 3 to cure dry eye? Scientists say not necessarily…

21 May 2018
Stem cell success for macular degeneration
Thursday 10 May 2018
A ground-breaking stem-cell implant procedure has enabled a man and a woman suffering from severe wet macular degeneration (AMD) to read again. Experts claim the procedure offers real hope to AMD sufferers.
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Stem cell success for macular degeneration

10 May 2018
The sun and your eyes
Tuesday 08 May 2018
Sun Awareness Week is an initiative run every year in May by the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD).
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The sun and your eyes

8 May 2018