Dementia Warning!

Corin Miller explains that a decline in the speed of visual recognition may warn of future dementia .

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Myopia

Adam Popescu warns that too much screen time may be causing myopia . A study by Arparna Ramasubramanian shows that outdoor activities mitigates the impact of screen time on children, reducing the myoptic shift.

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Male and Female Vision

Isreal Abramof suggests that there are evolutionary reasons as to why men and women see the world differenctly .

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Seeing Underwater

Helen Thomson reports on children who have amazing vision when swimming in the sea.

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Vision-Enhancing Computer Displays

Sharon Gaudin notes research currently underway toward creating vision correcting displays which may allow those with eyeglasses to view their computer monitor or cell phone display and view the tiny details without their eyeglasses. If the vision profiles can be easily programmed and the equipment becomes mass produced, then this could be a valuable technology for assisting those with blurred vision.

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