Read more about the article Cameras at the Ready – World Sight Day Photo Competition is Back
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Cameras at the Ready – World Sight Day Photo Competition is Back

The IAPB World Sight Day Photo Competition invites amateur and professional photographers to demonstrate their skills and share with the world what they see and what it means to #LoveYourEyes.

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Read more about the article Cycloplegic Refraction in Children
Children are eager to please and they may try too hard to give the ‘correct’ answers during refraction; this can result in an inaccurate spectacle prescription. PAKISTAN © Shaffaq Bajwa CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Cycloplegic Refraction in Children

Cycloplegic refraction makes it possible to accurately measure a child’s refractive error and provide appropriate correction.

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Language Affects How Quickly We Perceive Shades of Color

Researchers have found that taking a daily supplement containing antioxidant vitamins and minerals slows progression of late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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Read more about the article Supplements Slow Disease Progression During Late Stage of ‘Dry’ AMD
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Supplements Slow Disease Progression During Late Stage of ‘Dry’ AMD

Researchers have found that taking a daily supplement containing antioxidant vitamins and minerals slows progression of late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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Scientists Identify New Treatment Target for Leading Cause of Blindness

Scientists report that a gene could be key to understanding why many people don't benefit from the most used therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness.

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Breakthrough Paves the Way For Next Generation of Vision Implants

A group of researchers have created an exceptionally small implant, with electrodes the size of a single neuron that can also remain intact in the body over time.

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World’s Thinnest Lens is Just Three Atoms Thick

The lens can be used in applications where the view through the lens should not be disturbed, but a small part of the light can be tapped to collect information.

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Building Climate-Resilient Eye Care, a Landmark World Health Assembly Resolution

A landmark resolution marks a significant step forward in recognizing the profound threat that climate change poses to global public health, including its impacts on eye care.

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