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Golden apple snails can regrow full, functional eyes. Studying their genes may reveal how to repair human eye injuries.
Despite what some movies may suggest, it's currently impossible to transplant functional, seeing human eyeballs. Scientists ...
Scientists found the human retina adjusts fiber thickness to speed long nerve routes, keeping visual signals perfectly timed ...
Longtime Bascom Palmer supporter also donated $12 million to establish Lois Pope Center for Retinal and Macular Degeneration Research in PB Gardens.
A widely popular idea in psychology and evolutionary science suggests that the distinctive look of the human eye—particularly the white area surrounding the iris—evolved to help us communicate ...
Scientists have created a new platform called 'Oz' that uses laser light to control up to 1,000 photoreceptors in the eye at once. Using Oz, the researchers showed people images, videos ...
A new study suggests that never-seen-before stem cells in the human retina can restore vision in mice with a common eye disorder. But more work is needed to translate the treatment to people.
"We're using sensors to detect things the human eye can't see," Hager said. "I mean, we all know what a cupped-up soybean plant looks like after dicamba drift, but we don't always know when that ...