Cataracts, which can be experienced by anyone as they age, happen when the lens of the eye gradually becomes less transparent. There are ways, however, to correct this.
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mHealth supported service-delivery systems can provide increased access to hearing and vision services for preschool children in poor communities.
Glaucoma is a serious disease which, if left untreated, can cause blindness. A professor of optometry explains the risks, process of diagnosis and available treatments.
How working with limited resources in remote areas helped improve the skills of one healthcare professional.
Our eyes don’t grow much at all – but when we’re very young, we still need to learn how to see.
Many people, from children to the elderly, wear glasses. Andy, age 5, wants to know how they work.
More than a million Australians have an untreated cataract and hundreds of cataract surgeries are performed daily, but what are they?
As many as one in 50 people are face blind, meaning they can’t tell one face from another.
The middle part of our vision sees in a much higher resolution than at the peripheries. But that’s just the beginning …
This time of year is synonymous with going back to school and often a reminder for parents to take their children to the dentist. It’s also a perfect time to undergo a check on eyes and vision, but few…
The tragedy of vision loss and blindness in Indigenous communities is striking: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults have six times more blindness than non-Indigenous adults and nearly three times…
The time most of us spend looking at a screen has rapidly increased over the past decade. If we’re not at work on the computer, we’re likely to stay tuned into the online sphere via a smart phone or tablet…
The idea that reading in dim light ruins your eyes isn’t my favourite wives’ tale about “leisure activities” causing blindness, nor is it the most obscene! In any case, it’s simply not true. I’ll begin…
Top contributors
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Professeur Titulaire. École d'optométrie. Expertise en santé oculaire et usage des lentilles cornéennes spécialisées, Université de Montréal
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Research Fellow, Centre for Eye Research Australia and Honorary Fellow, Department of Surgery (Ophthalmology), The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Vision Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Optometry, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Clinical Associate Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Foundation Director of Optometry Studies, Deakin University
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Professor in Audiology in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Optometry and Associate Head of School of Medicine (International and Partnerships), Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Reader in Optometry, Aston University
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Scientia Associate Professor, School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW, Sydney, UNSW
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Lecturer in Optometry, University of Bradford
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Hugh Taylor is a Friend of The Conversation.
Melbourne Laureate Professor, Harold Mitchell Chair of Indigenous Eye Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Optometry, University of Hertfordshire
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Professor of Visual Development, University of Bradford