#Vision

Health & Fitness | Health News

Macular Degeneration: Treatments Seek to Limit or Stop Vision Loss

Age-related macular degeneration, which can lead to distorted vision and blindness, affects 20 million Americans.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Is This One of the Best Nutrients for Your Eyes and Brain?

Published research noted that lutein is found in the brain, suggesting that this antioxidant may have beneficial effects ...

Health & Fitness | Health News

Vision Improved With These Carotenoids | NaturalHealth365

(NaturalHealth365) Studies show lutein along with the macular carotenoid zeaxanthin enhance bone and vision health.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Why Staring at Screens Is Making Your Eyeballs Elongate—and How to Stop It

How much extra time on screen have you had recently? It may be causing nearsightedness—but there’s hope for reversing it.

Health & Fitness | Health Tips

Sleep deprivation may increase the risk of eye disease

New research has found that sleep deprivation can negatively affect stem cells in the cornea in both the short term and long term.

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

The Israeli Startup Treating the Silent Theft of Sight

A human eye. Photo: Petr Novák/Wikipedia CTech – Grappling with glaucoma is very difficult. The disease, which is known by …

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Behind Israeli Startup CorNeat’s Vision to Help People With Corneal Blindness See Again

Following the 1st human implantation of CorNeat's synthetic cornea, the company is gearing up for more surgeries and clinical trials in other countries.

Science & Technology | Science

New technique proves capable of reversing age-related vision loss – BGR

Scientists used a mouse study to demonstrate that it's possible to reverse age-related vision decline. The team used genes that are present during embryo development to give the eyes of the mice a sort of boost, and it proved effective.

News | News

Discussion on the Future of the Jewish People by three Israeli Visionaries. Part I

https://israelseen.com/shows/lhdpart1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS | More Discussion on the Future of the Jewish People by three Israeli Visionaries. Part I This discussion was originally held in 2007 but is still very

Pets & Animals | Pets & Animals

Hummingbirds Can See Colors We Can’t Even Imagine | WIRED

When humans see purple, we’re really seeing a blend of red and blue light. Hummingbirds see purple plus ultraviolet—and lots of other nonspectral colors.

Science & Technology | Tech News

The making of Mojo, AR contact lenses that give your eyes superpowers

Using a display the size of a grain of sand to project images onto the retina, this startup could help everyone from firefighters to people with poor vision.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

The Just Shall Live By Faith 1: Vision & Humility – By Tokunbo Adejuwon – The Late Bloomer

What do you see? What are you focused on?

Science & Technology | Technology

Scientists create contact lenses that zoom on command

Nosebleed seats may soon be a thing of the past. Scientists at the University of California San Diego have created a prototype contact lens that is controlled b...

Business & Finance | Shopping

Best places to buy prescription glasses online - CNET

Trying to figure out where to buy RX glasses online? Here's the quick skinny on the top e-tailers out there.

News | The News

Here’s the Real (No Good) Reason Glasses Are So Expensive

You're getting ripped off, big time.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Eat Leafy Greens To Stop Development Of Macular Degeneration - Study Finds

A new study conducted by Australian researchers finds that eating more leafy greens -- such as lettuce, spinach, or kale -- may help prevent macular degeneration, a condition that causes loss in the center of the field of vision.

Psychology | Personality

What is synesthesia?

People with synesthesia experience unique perceptual cross-overs, such as associating letters or sounds to colors. Learn more about it in this Spotlight.

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Israel: OrCam's Revolutionary Tech Opens A Whole New World For The Visually Impaired

The Israeli company's portable MyEye 2.0 is seen as a game-changer for the blind and partially sighted, and it's the size of a USB flash drive.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

The spectacular power of Big Lens | The Guardian

The long read: How one giant company will dominate the way the whole world sees

Science & Technology | Tech

What Are Screens Doing to Our Eyes—And Our Ability to See? | WIRED

Our eyes are hardening; we can barely see our phones any more. We must learn to look at the wider world.

Health & Fitness | Health

Eye Problem Pictures: Farsightedness, Nearsightedness, Cataracts, and More

What do nearsightedness, farsightedness, or going blind look like? See these views and take an eye test in this slideshow from WebMD's medical editors.

Entertainment | Entertainment

5 of the Weirdest Marvel Character Origins

Comic characters are known for sometimes having cliché origins -- lab accidents, childhood traumas, etc. -- but these 5 characters easily steer clear of that.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Scientists Tap Dragonfly Vision to Build a Better Bionic Eye

Researchers have developed an artificial-intelligence system based on a dragonfly’s vision that they say could aid the blind and help create a better driverless car.

Pets & Animals | Cat & Dog Resources

Cats, Dogs, and Other Animals Can See Beyond Human Perception

Have you ever felt that your cat or dog can see something you don’t? Well, you may be right, according to a new study.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

What are the limits of human vision?

From spotting galaxies millions of light years away to perceiving invisible colours, Adam Hadhazy explains why your eyes can do incredible things.

Entertainment | Entertain Me

The Vision in Full View! 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Mystery Hero Finally Unveiled

After months of teasing peeks, blurry images, and one tantalizing trailer glimpse, the mysterious new Avenger has finally been unveiled. The Vision, played by Paul Bettany, officially takes his place in heroic lineup as one of a series of new 'Avengers: A