Topic: Optical
"Researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research's Genetics and Population Health Division have tapped into data collected from more than 1,000 sets of twins to discover genes that affect people's eyesight," according to a story posted on MiVision.
The website also reports: "A new imaging system using six different wavelengths to illuminate the interior of the eyeball (ocular fundus) may pave the way for optometrists and ophthalmologists to easily screen patients for common diseases of the eye, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy." The system is described in the journal Review of Scientific Instruments.
Updated: Saturday, 18 September 2010 7:01 AM EDT
Post Comment | Permalink | Share This Post