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Eyesight and Eye Health

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Once Legally Blind, Now They Can See, Thanks to Amazing Stem-Cell Research at UCLA

    Amazing news from UCLA this week: Stem cells developed by Jules Stein Eye Institute researchers have been used to help two legally blind people achieve "modest improvement in their vision," according to the university. Hallelujah. The findings were published this week in The Lancet, a leading med ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Braille Burger Buns, Or, How to Tap the Blind Social Media

    ​Here's another case where foreign ad agencies are handing American agencies their asses. South Africa's Wimpy Burgers has Braille menus for the blind, and to get the word out, they created some special burger buns using sesame seeds to spell out messages in Braille.

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Federal Court Rules California Council of the Blind Can't Sue JetBlue

    ... unless you're blind​Blind people just can't seem to get a break. First of all, they're blind, which is never easy. And now, thanks to a California federal court ruling, they won't be able to book a flight on JetBlue's website. Where's the humanity.

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Talking Books Keep Visually Impaired Veterans Happy and Engaged

    World War II veteran Peter Hobbs has listened to 630 talking books​ Vision impairment have become an increasingly common health problem among US military troops, 158,000 of whom are currently visually impaired or have poor vision. Such eye ailments make it close to impossible to enjoy activi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2010

    A BARRY BIG FAN

    World War II veteran Peter Hobbs has listened to 630 talking books​ Vision impairment have become an increasingly common health problem among US military troops, 158,000 of whom are currently visually impaired or have poor vision. Such eye ailments make it close to impossible to enjoy activi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2010

    WHERE YOU'LL FIND QUENTIN TARANTINO

    World War II veteran Peter Hobbs has listened to 630 talking books​ Vision impairment have become an increasingly common health problem among US military troops, 158,000 of whom are currently visually impaired or have poor vision. Such eye ailments make it close to impossible to enjoy activi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Arthur Rosenbaum, harassed UCLA eye researcher who helped 10,000 children, has died

    By Max Taves UCLAStudents and patients support scientists at UCLA​Oft-threatened UCLA eye doctor and researcher Arthur Rosenbaum has died. Over his 36-year career the ophthalmologist treated 10,000 children for strabismus, or eye misalignment, using techniques he pioneered, in part, from ex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Doctor's Warn Against Wearing Lady GaGa-Like 'Circle' Contact Lenses

    ​A staple of Asian fashion in recent years, the "circle" contact lenses that give one's eyeballs the appearance of having large, puppy-dog diameters (and that desirous look of a vacant-souled stripper who died with her eyes open) have broken through American pop culture via L.A. resident Lady ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 25, 2008

    The Face That Launched a Thousand Flicks

    ​A staple of Asian fashion in recent years, the "circle" contact lenses that give one's eyeballs the appearance of having large, puppy-dog diameters (and that desirous look of a vacant-souled stripper who died with her eyes open) have broken through American pop culture via L.A. resident Lady ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Fucked Up at F Yeah Fest: The Youth Are Restless. Give 'Em Some Space

    ​A staple of Asian fashion in recent years, the "circle" contact lenses that give one's eyeballs the appearance of having large, puppy-dog diameters (and that desirous look of a vacant-souled stripper who died with her eyes open) have broken through American pop culture via L.A. resident Lady ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Campfire Tales

    ​A staple of Asian fashion in recent years, the "circle" contact lenses that give one's eyeballs the appearance of having large, puppy-dog diameters (and that desirous look of a vacant-souled stripper who died with her eyes open) have broken through American pop culture via L.A. resident Lady ... More >>

  • News

    August 9, 2007

    Monkey Madness at UCLA

    Violent radicals aim to kill Jules Stein Eye Institute researchers who test on animals

  • Columns

    March 2, 2006

    The Itsy-Bitsy Spider

    Has very big eyes and is a lot smarter than you think

  • LA Life

    November 20, 2003

    After the Party’s Over

    Has very big eyes and is a lot smarter than you think

  • Art+Books

    January 6, 2000

    Seeing-Eye Browser

    Has very big eyes and is a lot smarter than you think

  • Supplement

    November 26, 1998

    Body and Soul

    Life before serotonin re-uptake inhibitors and boner pills

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