Vision

New findings into how bees see

harminka — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:19:01 -0600

New research from Monash University bee researcher Adrian Dyer could lead to improved artificial intelligence systems and computer programs for facial recognition.

Visual areas respond more to valuable objects

harminka — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:44:23 -0600

Dollar signs for eyes – cartoonists have been drawing them for years, and the artists, while whimsical, may have been onto something. According to new research from UC San Diego, areas of the brain responsible for vision respond more strongly to objects of value.

Researcher examines connections between vision and movement

harminka — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:48:08 -0500

A hand moves forward, but is it a friendly gesture or one meant to do harm? In an instant, we respond -- either extending our arm forward to shake hands or raising it higher to protect our face. But what are the subtle cues that allow us to interpret such movement so we can properly respond to others?

Modeling how we see natural scenes

harminka — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:23:40 -0500

Sophisticated mathematical modeling methods and a “CatCam” that captures feline-centric video of a forest are two elements of a new effort to explain how the brain’s visual circuitry processes real scenes. The new model of the neural responses of a major visual-processing brain region promises to significantly advance understanding of vision.

UH optometrist establishes sports vision clinic

harminka — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:24:30 -0500

The standard eye chart only covers letters and numbers, but athletes need above average vision to track balls hurtling toward them at alarming speeds. To test those special skills, a University of Houston optometrist has founded the Sports Vision Performance Center, a facility where athletes perform while a strobe light is flashing, play tag with a board of lights and engage in other activities designed to improve their visual abilities.

Better Eye Vision Now Seems Possible With New Contact Lenses

Alex Morgan — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:48:43 -0500

Since the first pair of contacts were launched onto the market research has come a long way. Now contact lenses are not only expected to be able to correct visual defects but also generate qualities to the eye that almost seem super human.

Tonometer Diaton is Featured at American Cataract and Refractive Surgeons ASCRS Chicago

DevelopAll — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:44:03 -0500

Exhibition of Diaton tonometer to the members of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) presents a great opportunity for BiCOM to display the uniqueness of the trans-palpebral and tras-scleral Diaton tonometry – tonometery through the Eyelid.

Hybridization partially restores vision in cavefish

harminka — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:59:33 -0600

Hybridizing blind cave fish from different cave populations can partially restore the vision of their offspring, biologists at New York University have found. The study suggests that genetic engineering can override, at least in part, half a million years of evolutionary change in one generation.

Scientists uncover how brain controls what eyes see

harminka — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:23:04 -0600

Vase or face? When presented with the well known optical illusion in which we see either a vase or the faces of two people, what we observe depends on the patterns of neural activity going on in our brains.

NASA APPROVES ADVANCED LASIK FOR USE ON ASTRONAUTS

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:29:02 -0500

AMO's Advanced CustomVue™ LASIK with the IntraLase® Method Proves Ready for the Rigors of Space Travel

No need for children with lazy eye to wear patches all day

harminka — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:40:36 -0500

Children with amblyopia (commonly known as lazy eye) need only wear an eye patch for three to four hours a day for 12 weeks to improve vision, say researchers in a study published on bmj.com today.

Shape encoding may start in retina

harminka — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:17:21 -0500

New evidence from the University of Southern California suggests that there may be dedicated cells in the retina that help compile small bits of information in order to recognize objects. The research was conducted by Ernest Greene, professor of psychology in the area of brain and cognitive sciences at USC. The study is published in the Public Library of Science journal, PLoS ONE.