Modern virtual and augmented reality device can help simulate sight loss
A new study demonstrates how commercially available head mounted displays (HMD) can be used to simulate the day-to-day challenges faced by people with glaucoma.
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Device brings silicon computing power to brain research and prosthetics
A new device enables researchers to observe hundreds of neurons in the brain in real-time.
Researchers: show world leaders how to behave in a crisis
Scientists are teaming up to fight COVID-19. Presidents and prime ministers should, too.
COVID-19: Business update on Novartis operations
Patrick Mooney, vice president and head of Ophthalmology Franchise (US) at Novartis, offers an update on how the company is responding to the impact of the global coronavirus epidemic and the internal changes that have been implemented to ensure the safety and health of its employees.
COVID-19: Taking precautions with patients
Arun Gulani, MD, shares how his practice's standard proceedings in handling patient cases aim to minimize physical exposure and safeguard patients' health, as well as the extra precautions he and staff are taking in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
Lockdown in Italy: personal stories of doing science during the COVID-19 quarantine
Four researchers explain how they’re keeping going through the coronavirus pandemic.
Online Webinar on "Measuring Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity by Optomotor Reflex in Rodents" – Thursday, April 2nd
The optomotor reflex (OMR) is an important behavioral readout of rodent visual activity. It is regularly used in preclenical ophthalmic research. On Thursday, April 2nd, there is an online Webinar discussing the advantages and disadvantages of optomotor measurements, with many examples from practical research.
What to do when your grant is rejected
Failed funding applications are inevitable, but perseverance can pay dividends.
More outside-the-clinic support and investment needed for Indigenous eye care
Greater investment is needed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) eye health coordinators, community-based liaison officers, and family members and carers, according to the authors of a systematic review published online by the Medical Journal of Australia.
When laser surgery turns into a nightmare, the toll can be enormous
It will soon be a year since Jessica Starr, a popular weather person on Detroit TV, took her own life.
Will the latest UK Research Excellence Framework turn out to be the last?
The REF is unpopular but researchers should beware unintended consequences if it is abolished.
Relocation of UCL IoO and Moorfields to new King’s Cross site gets green light to progress
Plans for project Oriel – the building of a new world-leading eye-care and research centre in central London – have just been given the go-ahead by a special ‘Committee in Common’ (14 NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups from in and around London).
In praise of replication studies and null results
More funders and publishers must support such work and emphasize its value to the research community.
Know the Risks of Eyebrow and Eyelash Enhancement
Having your eyebrows and eyelashes treated in a salon may seem like an easy way to enhance your look. But experts have long warned that dyes and other treatments are not safe.
Unlock ways to share data on peer review
Journals, funders and scholars must work together to create an infrastructure to study peer review.