Source: engadget .com

This was probably a given, but there won't be any freakishly detailed social profile overlay as you pass strangers on the street in the initial iteration of "Google Glasses." Instead, current prototype functionality includes features like photo sharing (directly from the eyewear to Google+), and... well, that could be it.

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Source: facebook .com

SECO International will be giving away one complimentary registration to Vancouver 2012 tomorrow! All you have to do is be a fan! Spread the word and good luck!

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Source: ubergizmo .com

It is said that patents are the new ammunition when it comes to intellectual property, and the folks over at Google sure know a thing or two about patents. Having said that, the Internet search giant has managed to patent the “ornamental design” of their Project Glass, which is an augmented reality eyewear that we talked about earlier this year. For most folks, the Project Glass might resemble your everyday pair of glasses, but underneath the hood (or should I say, within the rims itself) lies a whole lot of technology which some say is uncanny and might hail from outer space.

http://bit.ly/MkvmMv

Source: college-optometrists .org

The College of Optometrists is consulting with optometrists as part of a review of the Code of Ethics and Guidance for Professional Conduct. The aim of the review is to ensure the guidance remains relevant, easy to navigate and reflects what optometrists want.

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Source: gizmodo .com

Remember the incredible Google Glasses promo video? The one promising us an ultra-futuristic augmented reality UI for our everyday lives? Science fiction cum reality! Well, it's not going to be as cool as we were promised. Le sigh.

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Source: innovations-report .com

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a genetic test that can accurately predict whether the most common form of eye cancer will spread to other parts of the body, particularly the liver.

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Source: gizmodo .com

When the Colombian downhill mountain biker Marcelo Gutierrez competes in races, he's kind enough to video his rides and post them online. They're usually terrifying, but this one, which took place in the foothills of Montserrate last week, is particularly exhilarating.

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Source: medicinenet .com

Got germs? Everyone does. So you need to wash your hands properly to prevent the potential spread of infection.

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Source: givingsight .org

Optometry students from Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) have raised an impressive €8688.48 for Optometry Giving Sight so far this year. The funds will be directed to the Mozambique EyecareProject, the only school of optometry in Mozambique. The project aims to provide a sustainable solution to the problem of avoidable blindness in developing nations, by addressing the significantbarrier of local human resource capacity development through optometric education.

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Source: fox43 .com

Advanced technology in the classroom is typically reason for celebration. However coupled with technology at home and nearly everywhere else has some Optometrists noticing a negative side effect to using technology. In the past three years Dr. Christine Weld with Weaver Eye Associates in West York has seen an increase in the number of kids who need glasses. In one week she sees up to 20 children. She says most of the kids suffer from nearsightedness, which is caused by two things: heredity and the environment they are expose to and with technology nearly everywhere it’s playing a major role.

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Source: medicinenet .com

A new type of artificial eye system could one day restore sight to people who have lost their vision due to degenerative eye diseases such as macular degeneration, according to the results of research with rats.

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Source: medicinenet .com

In black Americans with type 1 diabetes, narrowing of the small arteries in the eye's retina (retinal arteriolar narrowing) is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease, a new study finds.

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Source: oteurope .com

Administering ketorolac tromethamine ophthalmic solution to preterm infants does not reduce the risk of developing severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), claims a study in the Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

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Source: readwriteweb .com

One of the iPad's more intriguing business uses is making presentations before a live audience. The device is portable and fun to use, and the swipe and pinch gestures can make for some dramatic presentations. Sadly, iPad presentations haven't lived up to their potential - especially for users of Microsoft PowerPoint. But the lastest version of Brainshark's free SlideShark app could help change that.

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Source: bmj .com

Aims
To review the characteristics of patients attending a tertiary ophthalmic referral centre certified as sight impaired (SI) or severely sight impaired (SSI) from glaucoma.

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Source: medscape .com

A subretinal microchip implant has entered new clinical trials in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, and early results are encouraging, according to researchers from 2 studies. An earlier clinical trial conducted in Germany was reported in the November 2010 issue of the Proceedings of the Royal Society.

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Source: vanderbilt .edu

The pulvinar, a mysterious structure buried in the center of our brains, determines how we see the world — and whether we see at all.

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Source: newsfromaoa .org

Americans agree that eyesight has a huge impact on their day-to-day lives and is one of the senses they fear losing most. Unfortunately, people often do not pay attention to their vision until they notice a problem. Join the National Eye Institute (NEI) of the National Institutes of Health during May, Healthy Vision Month, to encourage Americans to take steps to help make their vision last a lifetime.

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Source: newsfromaoa .org

Don’t miss out on the Sports Vision University program where the emphasis is on managing the visual performance needs of athletic patients.

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Source: modernmedicine .com

Eye care professionals now have easy access to important information for educating and prescribing sun protection.

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Source: modernmedicine .com

VSP Global and the American Optometric Association will meet in an open forum here on Thursday, May 24, to discuss their divergent views on stand-alone vision plans participating in state health exchanges. The forum will be 6:30 to 8 p.m. CST at the St. Louis Airport Marriott Hotel.

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Source: nature .com

Aims
To examine the rate of macular thickness loss using time-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) in functionally progressing versus non-progressing eyes, determined by standard automated perimetry (SAP).

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Source: springerlink .com

Background
To study intraocular pressure (IOP) alteration in healthy individuals following a rapid effortless increase in altitude from 1900 m above sea level (ASL) to 3740 m ASL.

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Source: gizmodo .com

Some of my favorite airporn come from night launches on carriers. Here's a really beautiful shot of an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron launching from USS Carl Vinson. That engine fire is just awesome.

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Source: ingentaconnect .com

Patients with atopic eczema frequently experience colonization with Staphylococcus aureus that is directly correlated with the eczema severity. We hypothesized that S. aureus-secreted enterotoxins (SE) are involved in the pathophysiology of atopic keratoconjunctivitis.

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Source: ubergizmo .com

We all remember the Blue Marble image by NASA that shows us our home planet in all its grandeur and beauty. Unlike NASA’s photograph which apparently is a composite of multiple images, a new photograph of planet earth has been taken by a Russian satellite called Elektro-L No.1, and this singular shot is a staggering 121 Megapixel one. There’s nothing like looking at something as immense as this to put everything minor in your life into perspective is there?

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Really? Hmmm...  sounds like a stretch to me. Walt

Source: Dallas News | myFOXdfw. com

SYDNEY -- Trendy haircuts that obscure one eye could have some long-term heath hazards, according to an Australian optometrist.

Andrew Hogan, an executive member of Optometrists Association Australia, warned amblyopia -- the medical term for lazy eye -- could result from obstructed vision caused by hair.

"If a young emo chap has a fringe covering one eye all the time, that eye won't see a lot of detail," Hogan said.

"And if it happens from a young age, that eye can become amblyotic."

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Source: Technology Review

Retinal implants powered by light could reverse some vision loss with simple surgery.

The new implant, which works like a combination digital imaging chip and photovoltaic array, requires much less bulky hardware than previous designs. The devices have yet to be tested in live animals or human patients, but the implants are creating excitement among researchers because they have greater pixel densities and may restore more vision than other retinal prosthetics being worked on.

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Source: latimes .com

It sounds too good to be true, but a Chicago doctor is reporting that a drug-like dietary supplement, or nutriceutical, called Longevinex -- which contains the purported anti-aging chemical resveratrol -- may control or even reverse the symptoms of wet macular degeneration, a severe form of visual impairment. If the results prove to hold up, the treatment would have a great advantage over existing ones, which require injection of chemicals directly into the eye. Longevinex, in contrast, can be taken orally.

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Source: newstimes .com

The eyes, mirrors to the soul, can actually tell more than you might realize. Did you know that they can also provide insight about your overall health? Highly recommended by eye care professionals, a routine, thorough eye exam can reveal not only what problems might be plaguing your baby blues, but also other underlying health conditions.

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