Serious Readers Blog

New research brings hope of preventing vision loss from diabetes
Wednesday 02 December 2015
Diabetic retinopathy is the most serious complication of diabetes for your eyes, and it is estimated that 40% of people with type 1 diabetes and 20% with type 2 will develop some form of the disease.
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New research brings hope of preventing vision loss from diabetes

2 Dec 2015
Welcome news for dry eye disease sufferers
Monday 09 November 2015
It is estimated that 15-33% of people over 65 suffer from Dry Eye Disease – a chronic inflammation of the eyes caused by reduced tear production.
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Welcome news for dry eye disease sufferers

9 Nov 2015
New light that’s “invisible” to plants
Thursday 22 October 2015
Japanese scientists have invented a form of outdoor lighting visible to humans but which does not inhibit plant development…
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New light that’s “invisible” to plants

22 Oct 2015
Light Rider…
Wednesday 21 October 2015
There’s just nothing better than being able to clearly see what you are doing – a sentiment shared by artist Koo Jeong A who has designed the UK’s first glow-in-the-dark skate park….
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Light Rider…

21 Oct 2015
New gene therapy for blindness nears availability
Tuesday 20 October 2015
Just a few years ago gene therapy to cure blindness was thought impossible. But in science, achieving the impossible is often just a matter of time….
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New gene therapy for blindness nears availability

20 Oct 2015
New cataract-dissolving eye drops
Friday 28 August 2015
In the first alternative development to surgery for cataracts, scientists have tested a steroid-based eye drop which could simply dissolve the problem away…
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New cataract-dissolving eye drops

28 Aug 2015
Tripping the Light Fantastic…
Thursday 27 August 2015
Manchester born artist Liz West is fascinated by the interplay of light and colour, and since graduating from The Glasgow School of Art in 2007, she has created a range of installations which explore how sensory phenomena can invoke psychological and phys
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Tripping the Light Fantastic…

27 Aug 2015
NHS eye test numbers in England fall for first time since records began
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Without light there is no sight – and as we get older our eyes require progressively more light to see clearly.
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NHS eye test numbers in England fall for first time since records began

26 Aug 2015
Using light to restore sight: a potential new therapy for AMD
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Millions of people throughout the world are afflicted with hereditary blindness. Now scientists from the University of Bern in Switzerland have discovered a way of restoring sight by introducing a new light-sensing protein to the retina.
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Using light to restore sight: a potential new therapy for AMD

19 Aug 2015
The new implant that could restore eyesight
Tuesday 28 July 2015
Researchers in America have successfully developed a new retinal implant which offers five times the functional vision of current implants. The development could offer new hope for patients with macular degeneration and other retinal diseases.
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The new implant that could restore eyesight

28 Jul 2015
New low-cost conversion of sun to electricity
Monday 27 July 2015
The sun provides a nearly unlimited abundance of solar energy, and as such it is one of our most promising alternative energy sources. American scientists have now discovered a counter-intuitive way of dramatically reducing the cost of harvesting sunlight
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New low-cost conversion of sun to electricity

27 Jul 2015
New research shows no evidence for links between dyslexia and vision problems
Friday 24 July 2015
It has been a widely held belief among eye specialists that the condition sometimes known as “word blindness” is linked to visual deficiencies. In the first study of its kind, new research has revealed that there is no evidence for such a link.
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New research shows no evidence for links between dyslexia and vision problems

24 Jul 2015