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5 Foods That Can Improve Your Vision

Posted 05.16.2013 | Fifty

Vision problems like cataracts and age-related macular degeneration affect millions of older adults. But these eye diseases can be slowed down or avoi...

Vision for the Blind: New Technologies Offer 'Second Sight'

Ben Thomas | Posted 04.29.2013 | Science
Ben Thomas

Ever since the patient's stroke, she'd been living in impenetrable darkness; tormented by memories of shapes and faces and letters, but powerless to perceive them in the world around her.

How The Definition Of 'Old' Is Changing

Michael Hodin | Posted 04.21.2013 | Fifty
Michael Hodin

A new culture of aging is emerging, and the aging process itself is being re-invented.

'Super Vision' Really Exists In Some People, Research Suggests

Melissa Cronin | Posted 06.29.2012 | Science

The world is a colorful place, and scientists suspect that it's a lot more colorful for some people than for others. Preliminary research suggests tha...

Dr. Oz's Top Tips for Healthy Eyes and Vision

Posted 10.09.2012 | MarloThomas

I just love Dr. Oz because he always has so much great information to share when he visits me on "Mondays With Marlo," and on his website too. So, aft...

WATCH: The One Thing That Will Save Your Eyesight, From Dr. Nancy Snyderman

Posted 07.18.2012 | Women

Dr. Nancy Snyderman, health expert, joined me on Mondays With Marlo to talk about the one thing you can do to save your eyesight. Check out more ...

Star Trek-Esque Visor Lets Blind 'See' With Their Ears

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 02.14.2012 | Science

Talk about seeing the light. Israeli scientists have developed a "sensory substitution device" (SSD) that they say lets congenitally blind people "see...

The Magic Spell of a Pretty Face

Sam Sommers | Posted 03.05.2012 | Science
Sam Sommers

We love to look at good-looking people. Hardly an earth-shattering conclusion, I know. But it's a well-documented one: Attractive people grab our attention.

Child's Eyesight Linked With Outdoor Play, Study Finds

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 12.24.2011 | Healthy Living

If you're worried about your child's vision, forget the carrots. Instead, a new study suggests you should shut off the television and head to the park...

Curtis M. Wong

Scotsman Provides Eyeglasses In Developing Nations

HuffingtonPost.com | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 11.20.2011 | Impact

Shaun Paterson wants the world to know that it's possible to be both a man of style as well as a dedicated humanitarian. "I always thought that my...

Study Says

The Times of India | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

New research suggests that cheap reading glasses might be readily available, but in the long term they can cost you your eyesight. ...

Study Shows Hope For Type Of Blindness

Wall Street Journal | By RON WINSLOW | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

A small but provocative study showed that a form of gene therapy significantly improved the vision of patients left legally blind by a rare genetic ey...

A Cure For Blindness? New Technology Helps The Blind To See

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Scientists involved in the project, the artificial retina, say they have plans to develop the technology to allow people to read, write and recognize ...

Test Your Eyes for 5 Minutes!

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

Have you been working hard for the last 5 hours? Your eyes are tired and your vision is difficult to concentrate, isn't it? This simple game will not only check your vision and your ability to see the latent images. It will allow you to do simple exercises for the eyes, and after 5 minutes you are ready to get back to work again!

"The Eyes Have It"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Jerry Zezima

I have always viewed myself as a farsighted person, a visionary who, like a great leader, could clearly see the world around me. However, I now know I'm a nearsighted person.