Vision

Better, Quicker-Thinking Umpires? There’s An App For That!

During last night's World Series game between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals, the batter dropped down a surprise bunt and sprinted to first base. The umpire called him safe and slow motion replay showed he had beaten the throw by ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2014 - 1:31pm

Onchocerciasis: New Test For Major Cause Of Preventable Blindness In Africa

A new test may help eliminate onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, which is a leading cause of preventable blindness in Africa. The SD BIOLINE Onchocerciasis IgG4 antibody-based test is manufactured and distributed by Standard Diagnostics, I ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 3 2014 - 10:03am

6 Billion Dollar Man Progress: An Artificial Retina

The Six Billion Dollar Man is getting a little bit closer, not just to movie theaters, but in real life.  A new development toward a prosthetic retina could help counter conditions that result from retinal degeneration, a life-altering health issue for ma ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2014 - 2:03pm

GEDi: Genetic Test For Inherited Eye Disease Highly Accurate

The retina is the neural tissue in the back of the eye that initiates vision. It is responsible for receiving light signals and converting them into neurologic signals, which are then transmitted via the optic nerve to the brain so that we can see. Mutati ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 23 2014 - 1:43pm

The Evolution Of Trichromatic Color Vision In Humans

The evolution of trichromatic color vision in humans occurred by first switching from the ability to detect UV light to blue light between 80 and 30 million years ago and then by adding green-sensitivity(between 45-30 million years ago to the preexisting ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 18 2014 - 7:20pm

How Echolocation Substitutes For Eyes In Vision Impaired People

According to some papers, human echolocation is another "sense," working in tandem with hearing and touch to deliver information to people with visual impairment. A new paper adds evidence for the vision-like qualities of echolocation in blind e ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 29 2014 - 5:00pm

Our Visual System Prefers Stability Over Accuracy

Tony Angelotti stunt doubling Johnny Depp in the first ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie. Image credit: Courtesy of Tony Angelotti By: Emilie Lorditch, Inside Science   ...

Article - Inside Science - Jan 14 2015 - 9:01am

Telescopic Contact Lenses

An estimated 285 million people are visually impaired worldwide and age-related macular degeneration alone is the leading cause of blindness among older adults. There may be some new hope, in the form of prototype telescopic contact lenses.  Eric Tremblay ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 13 2015 - 11:45am

The Real Meaning Of The Blue Black White Gold Dress

A dress that seems to be different colors to different people has all the Internet intrigued- and that's a good thing. It's a good way to understand science and psychology. There are two hypotheses as to why people see dramatically different thin ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 27 2015 - 3:28pm

Brain And Vision: How Two Cyclops Eyes Create One Clear Picture

We have two eyes and each differ in their optical properties- you can easily tell by placing a hand over each and seeing the difference. As a result of the fits and starts and do-overs in evolution that got us eyes, our vision system results in a blur proj ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 4 2015 - 10:59am