Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye.
Questions tagged [ophthalmology]
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Can blue light from LCD panels cause damage to the eyes?
In Japan there is quite a fad about LCD blue light filtering and how they might help reduce eyestrain, etc. The web site of a major computer accessory manufacturer has an English-language press release on iPad blue light filter with a nice graph…
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Is looking at an IR transmitter bad for your eyes?
I've seen some warnings regarding IR sensors and transmitters such as the 4th panel below for the Nintendo 3DS:
The Operations Manual says,
Do not get too close to the infrared transceiver
Looking directly into the infrared transceiver can lead…
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Can reading fine print cause damage to eyes?
I have my computer font set quite small so that I can see more on one screen at a time, but a collegue recently warned me that I would cause damage to my eyes later in life. Is there any scientific evidence to support this claim?
Not sure how widely…
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Is it harmful to read while moving?
My dad has always told me not to read things (just books/papers inside the car) while the car was moving. When I asked why, he said that it puts too much strain on your eyes because the book/paper is moving around. Is this true?
Same for reading a…
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Does using a computer affect your eyesight?
I've heard it said very often: Using a computer/smartphone can make you nearsighted.
Is it true? Is there good research on the topic?
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Do night driving glasses make it easier to see at night?
There are many yellow-tinted driving glasses being sold with claims like this one:
Yellow lens tint enhances contrast at night
Anti-reflective coating reduces glare.
There are also many posts like this questioning the effectiveness of them
Night…
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Do Gunnar Glasses reduce eye strain?
In my RSS feeds today, I got an article named Gunnar Glasses Reduce Computer Eyestrain, Are 75% Off for the Next Two Days which links to a previous article about their benefits:
Gunnar's website claims they protect your vision by filtering out…
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Can a camera flash blind the eyes of a baby?
This story in the Daily Mail talks of a case where a newborn baby lost its eyesight due to the camera flash.
Doctors said the three-month-old, who has not been named, has suffered irreparable damage from the flash of the camera, which was held…
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Is the solarized color scheme easier on the eyes?
MakeUseOf writes in Solarized – A Crisp, Scientifically-Based Color Scheme For Your Apps:
Color is everywhere around us. For most people, color is about beauty or aesthetics. But if you spend your days in front of a computer monitor, color can be…
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Do certain colors fatigue eyes faster?
This UX.SE question about the use of bright pink in graphic design prompted an answer that says it should not be used because “it hurts the eyes.” It cites a Color Matters website about this, and quotes the following:
Certain colors and color…
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Are cheap sunglasses bad for your eyes?
Conventional wisdom and tips in magazines often state that you shouldn't buy cheap sunglasses because they don't protect well against UV rays.
There are two claims in one here, I am skeptical about:
Do cheap sunglasses (with UV protection notice on…
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Does "eye black" improve vision under glare conditions?
Some sports people wear "eye black" (black strips on the upper cheek) under glare conditions (sun or stadium lights) to reduce glare.
For example, one brand claims it is:
used on the field to help reduce the glare of the sun. The material is safe…
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Were there army experiments to give humans infrared vision?
Disclaimer: Infrared is maybe the wrong term, I took it to mean anything that we do not currently perceive with a longer wavelength than what we see as red. I don't think in the following they refer to "seeing any light with long wavelengths".
I…
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Strange way of improving eyesight -- Could it work?
Possible Duplicate:
Is the Bates Method for improving eyesight efficacious?
I recently read the Bate's Method question and thought of this.
A while ago in some forum someone posted a note. It described how the author went from having fairly…
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Does green cause less eye-strain?
An answerer at Quora claims:
Colour vision is a result of cone cells. People with normal vision have 3 cone cell types: red, green blue. Of the 6-7million you have, 45% are green.
Therefore, your eyes need to work less to perceive colour. Dark…
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