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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 days agoA curious secret of color vision revealed by scientists
The eye focuses on the most prominent color in the environment, not just the brightest or middle wavelengths of light.
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Health
fromEmployee Benefit News
2 weeks agoScreen time surges for desk workers, straining eyes and productivity
Desk workers average 99.2 hours of screen time weekly, causing eye strain that reduces productivity by nearly one full day per week, prompting employers to reassess health and benefits strategies.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoGreen time over screen time': how to really look after your eyes
Blindness is a very scary disability, says Prof Lauren Ayton, deputy director of the Centre for Eye Research Australia at the University of Melbourne. But people don't realise actually about 90% of vision loss can be prevented or treated. And like many other problems, keeping the eyes healthy so often comes down to good diet, keeping active, and regular check-ups.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoWear shades in winter and follow the 20-20-20 rule: experts on 13 ways to look after your eyes
The front of the eye, and the cornea in particular, has more nerve endings per millimetre square than anywhere else in the body, says Dr Dilani Siriwardena, a consultant NHS ophthalmologist at Moorfields eye hospital in London and vice-president of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. So it can be very sensitive. The tiniest scratch or piece of grit in your eye can feel like a brick.
Medicine
Medicine
fromArs Technica
2 months agoThis may be the grossest eye pic ever-but the cause is what's truly horrifying
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae causes aggressive, metastatic infections in healthy people, forming liver abscesses and spreading via bloodstream to lungs, brain, eye, and other tissues.
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