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Study Links Video Games to Improved Vision

Ambreen Ali — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:03:07 CDT

Adults can apparently improve their eyesight by playing action video games, a treatment less painful—for some, at least—than corrective lenses or eye surgery, according to researchers. Scientists compared study subjects who played the action games Call of Duty and Unreal Tournament 2004 to a group who played the...

US Child Gets Prosthetic Iris

Kevin Spak — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:22:35 CST

Surgeons in Cincinnati implanted a prosthetic iris this week in the eye of a 7-year-old boy, the first US child to get one. “It’s just like Mom’s,” said Nathaniel Brantley as he looked in a mirror. “Just like it’s supposed to be.” Born without irises, Nathaniel suffered a rare condition...

UK Docs Implant Bionic Eyes

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:04:40 CDT

British doctors have given two blind men bionic eyesight and say they will soon enjoy partial vision, the Telegraph reports. Using US technology, the surgeons inserted electrodes in the men's retinas last week. Studded on a metal plate, the conductors will be connected to a small eyeglass camera that enables...

Eye-Care Recall Reverberates on Wall Street

M. Morris — Tue, 29 May 2007 13:24:18 CDT

In the wake of reports linking its Complete MoisturePlus contact lens solution to a rare eye infection that can lead to blindness, Advanced Medical Optics has recalled the product. Competitor Bausch & Lomb's stock price dropped on the news, since the recall may put AMO's plans to enter the bidding...