The Blind Woman Who Sees Rain, But Not Her Daughter’s Smile

“Once her belief was sanctified by science, her sight got better and better…” I first read about blindsight back in high school, reading an essay by Oliver Sacks and was absolutely intrigued by the thought of seeing without sight. Now there is a wonderful vignette on NPR by Lulu Miller that talks about blindsight (be sure to listen to …

What You See Is What You Get?

Dwayne Godwin (@BrainyActs) a professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy at Wake Forest University posted this fun comic on how visual systems work.  It is one of many, really excellent comics he publishes on the nervous system.  See more on his Tumbler page here.

Eye Exams On A Smartphone

Andrew Bastawrous shares with TED a wonderful example of using smartphone technology to screen vision in remote parts of the world, bringing eye care to some of the 39 million people in the world who are blind.