Scientists find color vision system independent of motion detection Mar 20, 2008
This work was funded by the National Institutes of Healths National Eye Institute and the University of Wrzburg. . (EurekAlert!)
Computer Vision May Not Be As Good As Thought Feb 1, 2008
31, 2008) For years, scientists have been trying to teach computers how to see like humans, and recent research has seemed to show computers making progress in recognizing visual objects. A new MIT study, however, cautions that this apparent success may be misleading because the tests being used are inadvertently stacked in favor of computers. (Science Daily)
Virtual Reality Shows Our Need For Optic Flow In Finding Our Way Nov 17, 2007
The National Eye Institute funded the work. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Discovery Of Retinal Cell Type Ends 40-year Search Oct 13, 2007
This research was funded by the National Science Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, National Eye Institute, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, National Institutes of Health, German Academic Exchange Service, and La Jolla Interfaces in Science. Note: This story has been adapted from material provided by University of California - Santa Cruz. (Science Daily)
Certain Nutrients Associated With Reduced Risk For Age-related Eye Disease Sep 15, 2007
This study was supported by contracts from the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Md. with additional support from Bausch and Lomb, Rochester, N.Y.. (Science Daily)
Understanding Smooth Eye Pursuit: The Incredible Targeting System Of Human Vision Jul 5, 2007
(Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health) ... The research was supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Eye Institute. (Science Daily)
Coffee protects against blinding eyelid disorder Jun 22, 2007
The U.S. National Eye Institute has more about. Copyright. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Bone Marrow Stem Cells May Cure Eye Disease May 14, 2007
This study was funded by grants from the National Eye Institute, Research to Prevent Blindness, and Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation. Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by University of Cincinnati. (Science Daily)
Perkins adds voice to suit against US Apr 20, 2007
There are more than 3 million blind or low-vision people in the United States, according to the National Eye Institute, and not all of them agree with the American Council of the Blind's position. The National Federation of the Blind called Robertson's decision "dangerously misguided," and argued that such efforts distract from more important problems, such as lack of access to information in Braille and other formats. (Boston Globe)
Popular teacher, coach deals with eye disease Apr 5, 2007
The National Eye Institute (NEI) says studies show that more than half of people diagnosed with more severe forms of ocular histoplasmosis can be helped by a laser procedure known as photocoagulation, which targets abnormal blood vessel growth. In some cases, however, photocoagulation also can cause additional vision loss. (Calhoun City Monitor Herald, MS)
Glaucoma patients at significantly higher risk for falls, motor vehicle accidents Mar 1, 2007
The National Eye Institute recommends that persons who are at high risk for the disease (African-Americans over 40; persons over 60; and people with a family history of glaucoma) have their eyes examined and pupils dilated every two years by an eye care professional. . (EurekAlert!)
New study reveals the brain's steady cam Nov 11, 2006
Sommer and co-author Robert Wurtz of the National Eye Institute, detailed these results in the Nov. 9 issue of the journal Nature. Marc Sommer / U. of PittsburghThis diagram shows how the separate "snapshots" of a scene, or saccades,are put together by the brain to create a coherent picture. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Nonprofit for blind gets new manager Oct 2, 2006
According to a 2004 National Eye Institute study, more than 180,000 blind or visually impaired people live in the District, Maryland and Virginia. The organization is able to help about 5,000, or less than 3 percent of those cases per year, according to its Web site. (Washington Times)
• Website of the Week - www.nei.nih.gov/activitybooks Sep 15, 2006
The National Eye Institute offers free activity books to help teach children the importance of taking care of their eyes. The books are available free online or may be ordered by calling 1-800-869-2020. (Bartlett Express, TN)
Yellow Pigment in Veggies Protects Against Eye Disease Aug 16, 2006
The U.S. National Eye Institute has more about. More On This Topic. (Forbes)
Fish safeguards sight Jul 11, 2006
Stronger evidence may come in five or six years with results from a large, randomized study of how fish oil and another nutrient, lutein, affect macular degeneration, said Dr. Emily Chew of the National Eye Institute, who is heading that study. . (Newsday -- Health)
RNA therapy tackles eye disease Jun 7, 2006
Credit: National Eye Institute. Short, interfering RNA (siRNA) strands stick to cellular RNA molecules that trigger the growth factor's production. (Nature News Service)
Lizard 'Third Eye' Sheds Light On Evolution Of Color Vision Apr 16, 2006
The researchers were funded by the National Eye Institute and the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust. Authors on the paper are Su, Dong-Gen Luo, His-Wen Liao and Yau of Hopkins, Akihisa Terakita and Yoshinori Shichida of Kyoto University, and Manija Kazmi and Thomas Sakmar of Rockefeller University. (Science Daily)
There's more than meets the eye in judging the size of an object Mar 9, 2006
The National Eye Institute and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency funded the research. For more information, contact Murray at (206) 543-4532 or. (EurekAlert!)
