Kim Rasmussen
The stress of not being able to see clearly
What causes stress? It might seem like a simple question, but it is one with a complex answer. Several decades ago, the glib response...
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Kim Rasmussen
- Apr 7
- 2 min
World Health Day 2022: Keep an eye on your eyes
Marking the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation on 7th April 1948, World Health Day aims to unite the globe in...
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Kim Rasmussen
- Mar 28
- 2 min
Could stress be affecting your vision?
It can be all too easy to dismiss problematic eyesight as ‘just one of those things.’ And it is true that, depending on the condition,...
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Richard Kadri-Langford
- Mar 11
- 2 min
Who first understood how eyes work?
Some 2,400 years ago the Greek philosopher Plato believed that beams of light emitting from the eyes enabled us to see. [1] One of his...
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Richard Kadri-Langford
- Jan 7
- 1 min
Global Dementia Numbers Predicted to Triple
A recent report in The Lancet has predicted that, given the projected trends in population ageing and population growth, the number of...
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Kim Rasmussen
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
What is refraction?
Summer showers may be good for gardens and crops, but they are also great news if you want to spot a rainbow. Having the sun behind you...
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Kim Rasmussen
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
The eye: a window to our health
Many people assume that our eyes are simply used to see the world around us; however, science has shown that the eye is so much more and...
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Richard Kadri-Langford
- Feb 12, 2021
- 2 min
Understanding the aqueous humor
Let’s be honest; some terms relating to our eyes may be more familiar than others. It might be easy to point to the cornea, the dome at...
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Richard Kadri-Langford
- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
What do you know about your eyes?
Discover some interesting facts about the eye, light and seeing in colour. Understanding our eyes can help us understand more about the body
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Dan
- Oct 29, 2019
- 2 min
Inventor of Diabetes Monitoring device wins £2M in prolonged patent battle
A scientist who invented pioneering technology in the early 1980s to test the concentration of glucose in blood and other liquids was...
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