Research
News and features covering the latest research developments in optometry and optics
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The number of patients admitted to hospital for diseases of the eye and adnexa has risen significantly in England and Wales since 1999
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A 44-year-old patient who took oral acetazolamide in preparation for a hiking trip to Everest experienced “profoundly” blurred vision
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An 88-year-old woman from Dagenham has had a 2mm wide microchip inserted under her retina as part of a Europe-wide clinical trial
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Clinicians from Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCL GOS Institute of Child Health are exploring the use of a new treatment in children with CLN2
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Researchers have explored the effect of resting in a vacuum-equipped bag that eases the build-up of pressure in the head
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The study could be “transformational for medical research of any kind”
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UCL Institute of Ophthalmology researchers have investigated the effect on eye health of a weekly three-minute exposure to deep red light
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US researchers have demonstrated that temporarily anaesthetising the retina of the good eye can result in lasting vision improvement
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Scientists have explored the potential of gene therapy to restore vision through experiments in mice
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A UK project aims to investigate the role of genome sequencing in patients with undiagnosed rare diseases