Making Sense of How the Blind ‘See’ Color
Researchers suggest blind and sighted people experience visual phenomena differently, but share a common understanding of them.... Read More...
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Heavy Smoking Can Damage Vision
A new study reports those who smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day have a reduced ability to discriminate contrast and colors compared to non smokers. ... Read More...
Just How Blind Are Bats?
Researchers report not all bats are blind, but some have selected superior acoustic abilities over vision through evolution.... Read More...
Dish Grown Human Retinas Explain How Color Vision Develops
Using human retinal tissue grown from stem cells, researchers shed light on how color vision develops. The study found thyroid hormones dictated whether the cells became blue, green or red photoreceptors.... Read More...
Irreversible Damage to Color Vision Linked to Popular Erectile Dysfunction Drug
A new study reports the popular erectile dysfunction drug, Viagra, can cause long term retinal damage and color vision problems in men.... Read More...
Little Understood Cells Helps Mice See Color
A new study sheds insight into how mice see in color. The findings could have implications for treating human visual disorders.... Read More...
Measuring the Basis of Color Vision
A new study reports photoreceptors in the retina are sensitive to colors corresponding to their visual pigments.... Read More...
How Detecting Social Signals May Have Affected How We See Colors
A new study reports the photoreceptors in our eyes allow us to detect socially significant color variations better than other types of color vision.... Read More...
Color Vision Helps Birds Find Good Food and the Right Partner
According to researchers, color vision is vital for chickens to find good food and the right mating partner.... Read More...
A New System for Color Vision
Researchers have discovered a mechanism of color vision that could answer long standing questions, such as why a dimly lit night sky has a bluish cast.... Read More...