Science and vision

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“Outbreak” of sight-threatening eye infection among UK contact lens wearers

Moorfields Eye Hospital records show that a quarter of patients infected with acanthamoeba keratitis became blind or were left with less than 25% of their vision

by Selina Powell, Laurence Derbyshire

Image is in the eye of the beholder

Where we are affects how we see, researchers find

by Emily McCormick

Diet benefits

Researchers find that Mediterranean-style diet can reduce stroke risk

by Emily McCormick

Technology

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Breakthrough printing technique uses sound waves to control droplet size

Research by Harvard University scientists could expand the range of optical and biopharmaceutical materials that can be created

by Selina Powell

World's Smallest Medical Robot could be used to deliver medication to cells

A robot that is only 120 nanometres in size has been created by US scientists

by Selina Powell

FDA approves AI for detection of eye disease

Autonomous technology that detects diabetic retinopathy and macular oedema has become the first AI system to receive FDA approval for medical use

by Selina Powell

3D printer used to create prototype bionic eye

Researcher reveals: “My mother is blind in one eye, and whenever I talk about my work, she says, ‘When are you going to print me a bionic eye?’”

by Selina Powell