The brain’s ability to adapt and rewire itself throughout life continues to surprise neuroscientists. Researchers have found a way to restore sight in adult mice with a form of congenital blindness, in spite of the rodents’ relative maturity. The mice were modeling a rare human disorder of the eye’s retina, called leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), … Read more
A British granny has gone partially blind due to a dangerous amoeba, which worked its way under her reusable contact lens during a shower and started eating away her left eye, a report said. “I do struggle sometimes because my vision on my left side is rubbish, well it’s not there,” Marie Mason, 54, told … Read more
Laura Hawkins awoke one morning unable to open her right eye (Picture: SWNS) Laura Hawkins, 24, woke up one day while travelling across Australia in ‘excruciating’ pain. She was unable to open her right eye, despite having used eye drops from the pharmacist the previous day in an attempt to treat what she thought was … Read more
Don’t be blind to the risks of contacts! Wearing reusable contact lenses could lead to a rare infection that causes sight loss, according to eye-opening new research. People who wear multi-use lenses are nearly four times more likely to develop a corneal infection that causes blindness than people who use disposables, according to research published … Read more