Ophthalmology
Blue light-filtering increases macular pigment, may protect against age-related vision loss
Results of an important new study show that implantation of blue light-filtering intraocular lens (IOLs) at the time of cataract surgery increases a…
Bioluminescence imaging used for eye cancer detection
At the moment, doctors rely on biopsy analysis to determine the progression of eye cancer. However, researchers now believe that a new technology,…
Toronto researchers discover novel circulation in human eye, new glaucoma treatment target
For over a century, the eye has been considered to lack lymphatics, a circulation responsible for pumping fluid and waste out of tissues. The inability to…
Color Plays Musical Chairs in the Brain
The brain’s neural mechanisms keep straight which color belongs to what object, so one doesn’t mistakenly see a blue flamingo in a pink lake. But what happens…
Perceptual Learning Relies on Local Motion Signals to Learn Global Motion
The brain first perceives changes in visual input (local motion) in the primary visual cortex. The local motion signals are then integrated in the later visual…
Race Has Little Effect on People’s Ability to Spot Family Resemblances
In the study recently published in the Journal of Vision (“Cross-cultural perceptions of facial resemblance between kin”), French and Senegalese participants…