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Deep Red Light Therapy Can Improve Vision For a Week

How Red Light Can Improve Declining Vision

In the case of the study, the mitochondria that benefit from the red light are the ones found in the cells of the retina. As Prof. Jeffery explains, what's unique about retinal cells is that they have more mitochondria than any other type of cell because the retina requires that much energy.

Nature

5 Serious Medical Causes of Tunnel Vision

Glaucoma and other eye diseases Peripheral vision loss is often caused by eye diseases that involve the retina. The retina contains special cells that sense light called rods and cones. These photoreceptors detect light and transmit information to the brain, allowing us to see.

Health

A Single Eye Injection Treats Genetic Blindness

The condition is associated with multiple genetic mutations that target the retina and cause severe vision loss or blindness and nystagmus, a condition when the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements.

Design & Photography

Seeing the World Through the Eyes of the Colorblind

Tritanopia is a type of colorblindness that arises when the retina is lacking in cone cells which contain opsins that respond to the color blue. This results in someone with tritanopia becoming unable to distinguish green from blue.

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The Samsung Stare Contest - Terrific!!

Participants had to keep a direct eye contact with the phone for an hour to win, using the S4's retina identification technology. However, Samsung didn't make it easy, filling the room with as many distractions as possible!

Health

Can Science Return Sight to the Blind? Perhaps.

These are essential for vision as they recycle protein and lipid debris that accumulates on the retina, and supply nutrients and energy to photoreceptors – the cells that capture light and transmit signals to the brain.

Health

Everything You Need to Know About Retinal Degeneration

Retinal Degeneration: How to Treat It Before It's Too Late

Therefore, it is best that you know as much as possible about retinal degeneration, a disease that is particularly common among the elderly that affects the retina, and if you do not diagnose and start treating it on time, the consequences can be extreme – to the point of blindness.

Design & Photography

The 20 Small World Competition Finalists For 2018

20 Award Winning Photos of a Microscopic, Gorgeous World

Human Retina - Dr. Nicolas Cuenca & Isabel Ortuno-Lizaran Technique Immunocytochemistry and Confocal Microscopy Magnification 40x (objective lens magnification) 19.

Health

Not Just Carrots: These Foods Will Protect Your Eyes!

In fact, they are yellow-orange pigments that act as strong and effective antioxidants, and what distinguishes them from the rest is their high concentration in the eyes, especially in the retina where they secrete a kind of "protective net."

Science and Technology

A Miraculous Microscopic World in Full Zoom!

Image by: James Burchfield The Retina of a Painted Turtle The retina is the layer of light sensitive tissue over the eye, and in the case of this particular image, over the eye of the painted turtle.

Health

If You Want Healthy Eyes, Look at What Nature Can Offer

Ginkgo – This herb has been shown to improve blood flow to the retina, the light-sensitive tissue that rests at the back of the eye. Recent research indicates that extracts of ginko can help people with glaucoma improve their vision, although more research is required into this specific discovery.

Health

Health Guide: How to Preserve the Health of Your Eyes

Retinal disorders - The retina is the layer of tissue at the back of the inner eye. It changes visual images into to nerve signals, which are sent to the brain. Diseases of the retin a disrupt nerve signal transfer and can cause vision impairment.

Health

Symptoms Almost Completely Disappeared with New Virus

Scientists Found a Way to Reverse Age-Related Blindness!

The study, conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Maryland, targeted a protein called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which is overactive in people with wet AMD (a rare and more severe form of the disease, which causes new blood vessels to grow beneath the retina and leak blood

Science and Technology

New in Tech: The Telescopic Contact Lens!

After the bounce, the light is beamed to the edge of the retina and into your eye. Diagram of the bionic lens bouncing light And so a few benefits are quite clear. First, always, is the medical aspect.

Health

Science Could Cure These Common Diseases

5 Neurological Diseases that Are Close to Being Cured

Blindness This age old affliction is caused when t he photo-receptor cells in the retina are damaged and are no longer able to convert incoming light into images in the brain.

Health

A New Treatment to Diminish Eye Floaters

This New Treatment Looks Set to End Annoying Eye Floaters

They appear when tiny pieces of protein, tissues or red blood cells cast shadows on the retina tissue at the back of the eye. These tiny pieces get suspended in the gel that fills the eyeball, called vitreous humor, and appear to float around before disappearing when we try to stare at them.

Science and Technology

Artificial Eye That Can Eliminate Blindness Is Developed

New Bionic Eye Developers Say It Will Cure Millions

Those sensors reside within a membrane which is shaped into a half sphere for the purpose of mimicking a human retina. Information is then passed through nanowires, which act like the brain’s visual cortex, to a computer for processing.

Science and Technology

Extraordinary Inventions By Tesla That Were Never Built!

In 1933, he told reporters at the Kansas City Journal Post, “In 1893, while engaged in certain investigations, I became convinced that a definite image formed in thought, must by reflex action, produce a corresponding image on the retina, which might be read by a suitable apparatus.

Health

Surprising Reasons Your Head is Pounding

What Causes Headaches? Here Are 8 Unusual Causes

Also, the variation in light and the brightness of your screen activates your retina and the nerves behind your eye, which can cause head pain. Your posture may also be another trigger for your headaches. 5.

Health

UV Protection is Important for Your Eyes

If You Protect Your Skin But Not Your Eyes, Read This

Scientific studies and research have shown that exposure to small amounts of UV radiation over a period of years may increase the chance of developing a cataract which may damage the retina - the lining of the eye that is used for seeing.

Health

8 Eye Health Symptoms that Should Be Taken Seriously

Diabetic retinopathy - a state caused by damage to blood vessels in the photosensitive retina tissue. It may be the reason for your 'cloudy' vision. Contact a specialist if you notice such a symptom. 8. Impaired vision Any change in vision requires an instant response.

Health

Here Are the Many Health Benefits of Blackberries

This is because they contain a component called lutein, which protects your eyes from harmful UV rays by forming a protective pigment behind the retina.

Computers & Internet

A Guide to Getting the Right Tablet for You

Guide: How to Choose the Right Tablet for Your Needs

If you want more room to work, get the iPad Air Mini, its 8-inch retina screen gives you the needed extra real estate, while staying light and mobile.

Tips, Life Hacks and DIY

Knowing These 12 Things Could Save Your Life One Day

A white pupil in a picture can point to a serious eye condition, such as eye cancer, cataract, or an issue with the retina. 9. Vividly colored animals are more likely to be poisonous - avoid touching them. Related Article: 7 Tips That May Save Your Life One Day 10.