The Stripe of Gennari develops even in those who are blind from birth and does not degenerate, despite a lack of visual input. This was discovered by Robert Trampel and colleagues from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences usi…
Belfast Researchers Granted Almost £125,000 To Investigate Blindness Condition In Babies, UK
Researchers in Belfast have just been awarded a grant of almost £125,000 by Action Medical Research – the leading UK-wide medical research charity dedicated to helping babies and children…
New Technologies Usher In The Millimeter-Scale Computing Era
A prototype implantable eye pressure monitor for glaucoma patients is believed to contain the first complete millimeter-scale computing system. And a compact radio that needs no tuning to find the right frequency could be a key enabler to organizing mi…
Graphene field effect transistors with high on/off current ratio and large transport band gap at room temperature
Age-Related Small Pupil Size May Impact Effectiveness Of Aspheric Lenses
Aspheric lenses are effective in reducing spherical aberration, but this effect was clinically irrelevant in the majority of cataract patients due to the age-related small pupil size, according to a study carried out at St. Thomas’ Hospital, U.K.
New Technologies Usher In The Millimeter-Scale Computing Era
A prototype implantable eye pressure monitor for glaucoma patients is believed to contain the first complete millimeter-scale computing system.