With each blink, a shear stress is applied on the corneal barrier that causes the cornea counter-defence system to secrete fibrous filaments, like keratins, to overcome the effects of the stress." ...

The latest iteration of an eye-on-a-chip has a mechanical eyelid to simulate blinking and was used to test an experimental drug for dry eye disease. By incorporating human cells into an engineered ...

Children are peculiar because they cannot always express themselves in a manner that adults can understand. For example, a toddler who gets headaches often exhibits this as tantrums or head banging.

Despite the fact that dry eye disease (DED) is a relatively common condition, there are relatively few drugs approved for its treatment. This is because the testing of such medications on actual human ...

People who spend eight or more hours a day staring at a computer screen may notice their eyes becoming tired or dry, and, if those conditions are severe enough, they may eventually develop dry eye ...

Before Your Eyes is a game where the controller is literally your blinking eyes. Created by GoodbyeWorld Games, Before Your Eyes was originally released in April last year, but the game’s now on ...

Researchers have developed a device that moves fluids over corneal cells similarly to the movement of tears over a blinking eye. The scientists hope their findings will help improve ophthalmic drug ...

Why do both eyelids blink at exactly the same time except for winking? You people just never give it up, do you? Not that I’m complaining. The option is sitting around all day in my bathrobe wondering ...