Melanie Ailin Basnak, Veronica Perez-Schuster, Gabriela Hermitte, and Martin Beron de AstradaMany animal species take advantage of polarization vision for vital tasks such as orientation, communication, and contrast enhancement. Previous studies have …
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Polarized object detection in crabs: a two-channel system [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Posted by Basnak, M. A., Perez-Schuster, V., Hermitte, G., de Astrada, M. B. on April 12th, 2018
Doctors discover 27 contacts stuck in woman’s eye
Posted by Chuck Bednar on July 18th, 2017
Doctors who were preparing a 67-year-old woman for routine cataract surgery recently were in for quite a surprise when they discovered the actual cause of her vision problems – a congealed mass of disposable contact lenses that she had reportedly been wearing for decades. According to NPR and BBC News, surgeons at Solihull Hospital in […]
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The unusual eyes of Xenos peckii (Strepsiptera: Xenidae) have green- and UV{-}-sensitive photoreceptors [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Posted by James, M., Nandamuri, S. P., Stahl, A., Buschbeck, E. K. on December 14th, 2016
Marisano James, Sri Pratima Nandamuri, Aaron Stahl, and Elke K. Buschbeck
The highly specialized evolution of Strepsiptera has produced one of the most unusual eyes among mature insects, perhaps in line with their extremely complex and challenging lif…