January 2011
4 posts
Holographic TV May Make 3-D TV Ancient Before It... →
Researchers have used a 2011 Microsoft Xbox Kinect to create streaming holographic video of Pricess Leia, among other things. MIT’s work is still research, achieving a few frames per second and low resolution, but it may make 3-D TV irrelevant…
Can’t wait! —DC
Macular Degeneration Rates Falling in U.S. -... →
Researchers speculate that improvements in diet, physical activity and blood pressure, as well as less prevalence of smoking, may account for the change… Read more: http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/amd_news.htm#ixzz1BKDeqGxX
'Circle lenses' a threat to eye health, doctors... →
Unsupervised use can affect corneas, eye oxygen levels
Fans who want to imitate the freakishly big eyes sported by Lady Gaga in her music video “Bad Romance” can visit dozens of Web sites to order “circle lenses,” and U.S. eye doctors aren’t happy about that. Often sold as one-size-fits-all, with no exam or prescription required, circle lenses are contacts with a...
New Hand-Held 3D Gaming Devices May Help Uncover... →
The American Optometric Association (AOA), representing America’s family eye doctors (optometrists), says 3D in movies, TV and even 3D on Nintendo’s 3DS isn’t necessarily bad for adults or children. In fact, optometrists, professional health care providers committed to children’s vision and eye health, say 3D viewing may actually help uncover subtle disorders that, left uncorrected,...