Posted in vision on Feb 17th, 2008
Ok, a quick quiz:
“Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight.”
True or false?
If you’ve been reading this web site, you would know the answer instantly.
It’s false.
Here’s how Norcal Blogs explained it:
Moms have long maintained that children who try to postpone bedtime by reading under the covers with a flashlight will need glasses. That’s not […]
Posted in animal on Feb 15th, 2008
Heart-warming story of the day:
UK scientists managed to restore eagle-sharp eyesight to a patient after it developed cataracts and retinal damage. It accidentally flew into an electrical pylon.
Yes, “patient” was really a golden eagle.
She was named “Electra” after the comic book character made famous by Jennifer Garner in her skin tight costume. These animal […]
Posted in blindness on Feb 13th, 2008
While many of us here are trying to improve our eyesight, there are millions out there who are going blind every year simply because they lack access to basic hygiene or nutrition.
Sometimes, all they need to prevent blindness was clean water.
Yet the economic impact of global blindness is staggering, estimated at US$28 billion per year.
Peterborough […]