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Halloween Novelty contact lenses 'can cause sight loss' and eye damage

Posted in Medicine on 20th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller

Eye experts are warning of the risks of wearing novelty contact lenses at Halloween, saying they can cause nasty infections.

Injectable 'Elastic Glue' Seals Wounds in Just 60 Seconds

Posted in Medicine on 8th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller

The substance could eventually be used in surgeries and in emergency situations, though it still needs to be tested on humans.

Bionic lens can make vision three times better than 20-20

Posted in Medicine on 6th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

The Bionic Lens is a dynamic lens that replaces the natural lens inside the eye via one of the most common and successful procedures in medicine cataract surgery.

The Tiny Robots Revolutionizing Eye Surgery

Posted in Medicine on 21st Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller

Machines that are capable of making precise operations inside the human eye will make it possible to perform entirely new procedures.

New Surgery Can Give the Legally Blind 20/20 Vision

Posted in Medicine on 14th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

Researchers removed the jellylike tissue behind the lens of the eye and replaced it with a saline solution in 20 patients who had Terson syndrome.