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Studying Astronauts’ Eyes May Help Treat Earthbound Vision Problems
Posted on · Long stretches serving in low gravity aboard the International Space Station are leaving astronauts with fuzzy vision. Finding out why could help glaucoma patients.
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UH Moment: Preventing Dry Eye
Posted on · “We are creating our own arid environment and it is affecting people’s quality of life,”
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UH Moment: ‘Optometry’
Posted on · Innovative technology at the University of Houston College of Optometry gives future eye professionals realistic experience examining and diagnosing eye diseases.
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Houston’s Vision-Impaired, Crisis Hotline, and Sculpted Trees: Houston Matters for Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Posted on · It can be a challenge for anyone, at times, to get around in Houston. It's all the more daunting for the blind or vision-impaired. Today on Houston Matters, we explore some of the challenges and accommodations made for the vision-impaired in Greater Houston, with Donnie Gatlin from the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, […]
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Air Quality, Vision Care, and Galveston’s Sacred Places: Houston Matters for Thurs., Feb. 6, 2014
Posted on · For years, the state of Texas and the federal Environmental Protection Agency have clashed over regulations covering major air pollution sources, like refineries. Now, that longstanding legal dispute may be giving way – somewhat. Last week, Texas and the EPA reached a deal on portions of the state's clean air plan, concerning the state's "flexible […]