A white-tailed deer was found stumbling through the streets of Farragut, Tennessee, with thick hair growing from both eyeballs. Hair protruded from discs of flesh that covered the male’s cornea, the transparent …
Read More »Your cornea can be protected from COVID: study
By Steven Rinberg Healthday Reporter FRIDAY, November 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) – A new study shows that COVID-19 does not infect the cornea of the eye. Although viruses such as herpes simplex …
Read More »A particular type of DNA in the owl’s eye may be a ‘lens’ that is supercharged night vision.
Owls are one of the rare avian predators that hold their prey by night, and new research suggests that the way DNA molecules are packaged in their eyes has something special, making …
Read More »Autopsy of COVID-19 victims detects virus in eyeball: study
A new study says that COVID-19 has been detected in the eye donation of patients who have died from the disease. According to a report this month on pre-print server medRxiv, researchers …
Read More »New coronaviruses can also infect your eyes
By Amy Norton Healthday Reporter FRIDAY, October 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) – COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory infection, but experts suspect that the virus may also infiltrate the eye. Now, scientists have …
Read More »Despite millions of years of evolution, flies fall for optical illusions like ours
Sometimes our eyes play tricks on us, sometimes we trick them. Optical illusions have lured neuroscientists for decades, but these false messages have probably lasted far longer than we have been reading …
Read More »Lifeless items stare you everywhere. A new study explains why they won’t leave
When you see a cloud in the slots of a power point or on the edge of a house, there is a term for it: face peridolia. This strange notion makes the …
Read More »Bifocal contact lenses can prevent poor eyesight from worsening
Results of a new clinical trial Can provide more hope for children With myopia, Commonly known as myopia. The study found that children under age 7, who regularly wear powerful bifocal contact …
Read More »‘Do not ignore allergy-like symptoms’ – NBC Chicago
Illinois’ top public health official warned Wednesday that people should take notice of any possible coronavirus symptoms because they may be confused with seasonal allergies. “I keep hearing from my liaison instructors …
Read More »Snapchat brings out a new Lens that not only responds to what it sees, but also to what it hears: Technology News, Firstpost
Snapchat with its constantly growing range of filters has launched a new lens that reacts to sound. Captured its users by launching the famous lens for dogs, which is known as "facial …
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