Though still only in the prototype stage, this flat lens could one day be used on space telescopes, and perhaps even on amateur telescopes. Engineers and astronomers at the University of Utah have ...

While macular degeneration is a disease of the macula, a part of the retina at the back of the eye responsible for central vision, cataracts are cloudy areas that develop in the lens of one or ...

Very little is known about the connection between macular degeneration and cannabis. Although some research seems to suggest medical cannabis could hold the key to treating AMD, other research ...

“UV protection is most helpful in reducing the contributing effects on cataract formation and macular degeneration.” This makes choosing the best sunglasses essential for maintaining eye healt ...

With early intervention, a person suffering from low vision problems can improve their outcome and also adapt to their ...

Macular degeneration usually refers to the age-related degenerative changes in the retina that can result in loss of central vision. It is caused by abnormal blood vessel growth (a condition ...

The European Space Agency has released the first major batch of data from its “dark universe” telescope Euclid ... rare phenomena called gravitational lenses or “Einstein rings,” named ...

Based on the scientific progress achieved in the past few years, it is possible that patients with myopic macular degeneration complicated by CNV may benefit from a new ophthalmic frontier of ...

Engineers and astronomers at the University of Utah have designed a unique new kind of telescope lens: a flat lens with microscopic etchings to refract light. If the concept can be scaled up ...