Vanderbilt Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn., is using a smartpen and paper technology developed by the company Livescribe to benefit students with low vision. "Mainstream approaches to teaching (these) courses all rely strongly on diagrams, graphs, charts and other figures, putting students with visual disabilities at a significant disadvantage," says Andy Van Schaack, assistant professor of h
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Smartpen and Paper Aiding Disabled Students
Posted by Praveen (#2) 3953 days ago (Editorial)Gene Expression in the Human Retina
Posted by Praveen (#2) 3953 days ago (Editorial)
Investigators at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School have published the most thorough description of gene expression in the human retina reported to date. In a study published in the journal BMC Genomics, Drs. Michael Farkas, Eric Pierce and colleagues in the Ocular Genomics Institute (OGI) at Mass. Eye and Ear reported a complete catalog of the genes expressed in the retina.
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Corneal Abrasion
Posted by Praveen (#2) 3953 days ago (Editorial)
A corneal abrasion is a scrape or scratch on the cornea. The cornea is the clear, protective covering at the front of the eye, and it is the first part of the eye to refract light. The cornea contains several nerve endings just beneath its surface. When these nerve endings are disrupted or damaged, severe pain can result. Symptoms vary from person to person, depending on the severity and location
Eye-Tracking Could Outshine Passwords If Made User-Friendly
Posted by Praveen (#2) 3958 days ago (Editorial)
We forget our highly secretive combinations, so we frequently have them reset and sent to our cellphones and alternative email addresses. We come up with clever jumbles of letters and words, only to mess up the order. We sit there on the login screen, desperately punching in a code we should know by heart. Despite their inefficiencies, passwords are still the most common electronic authentication
Your Hidden Driving Danger
Posted by Praveen (#2) 3958 days ago (Editorial)
Move over, drunk driving—there could be a new car crash culprit: Dry eyes slow down your reaction time behind the wheel, finds a new French study. In a driving simulator, participants pressed a remote on their steering wheels every time they saw a target appear on the road. Compared to people with healthy peepers, drivers with dry eyes missed twice as many marks and had significantly delayed resp
Dry eye sufferers benefit from supplement with omega fatty acids
Posted by Praveen (#2) 3958 days ago (Editorial)
Study findings published online, ahead of print, in Cornea show that daily dietary supplementation with a unique combination of omega fatty acids (GLA, EPA and DHA) for six months is effective in improving ocular irritation symptoms and halting the progression of inflammation that characterizes moderate to severe dry eye. To see more details visit,
Bulging Eyes or Proptosis
Posted by Praveen (#2) 3958 days ago (Editorial)
Proptosis, or exophthalmos, is the bulging out of one (unilateral) or both (bilateral) of the eyes. While some people naturally have eyes that seem to bulge due to variations in our anatomy, others can develop the condition. If a person suddenly develops proptosis, especially in just one eye, it is considered a very serious problem. Sudden onsets of proptosis should always be evaluated by an eye
Socioeconomic Disparities among Adults with Eye Diseases
Posted by Praveen (#2) 3958 days ago (Editorial)
Socioeconomic position (SEP) has a significant effect on adult use of eye care services in the United States, according to research by Xinzhi Zhang, MD, PhD, from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues. The researchers published their analysis of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) online July 18