More than two thirds of contact lens wearers in the UK admit they have fallen asleep in their lenses, according to a recent report commissioned by Vision Direct.
The study, conducted in the run up to National Eye Health Week (September 18-24), revealed that many UK lens wearers were putting their vision at risk by developing bad habits.
Read more: https://www.opticianonline.net/news/bad-habits-putting-uk-contact-lens-users-vision-as-risk
In just a few short years, we’ll be able to improve our eyesight to levels we’ve only dreamed of. At first, it’ll be expensive, but over time they’ll become more easily available, eventually doing away with the concept of “poor eyesight” or 20/20 vision altogether.
Read more here: https://futurism.com/the-bionic-lens-could-push-eyesight-beyond-2020-vision/
Scientists have used gene therapy to reverse one of the most common causes of blindness.
A single gene injected into the back of the eye restores vision, by fixing a problem which stops the retina detecting light.
