Petroglyphs
Autumn, Finally Here
Waking Dream
Milky Way
For Better Hallway Vision
The Mystery of Neanderthal Large Eyes
The extinct Neanderthals had orbital eye sockets that are much larger than ours. Recently, there has been an discussion covered in a fascinating article linked the other day on the BBC discussing the large orbital eye sockets of the Neanderthals and whether these eye represented a reason for the Neanderthals’ demise or not. Helga Kolb noticed an interesting discussion …
Missense variant in CST3 Exerts Recessive Effect On Susceptibility to AMD
There is an interesting paper out demonstrating that CST3 exerts a recessive effect on susceptibility to AMD. Cystatin C is a potent inhibitor of cysteine proteinases expressed by many tissues and in the eye, it is highly expressed by the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The team led by Luminita Paraoan recently reported data identifying a polymorphism in the …
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Over The Mountains And Through The Woods…
Bruch’s Membrane
Bruch’s membrane is a highly specialized and multi-laminar structure in our retinas that forms the basis for mediating interactions between the retinal pigment epithelium and blood flow from the choroid. I’ve not seen many good images online, so figured this image from mouse would be a good addition showing the relationship of the basal surface …
A Scene From The Toyota Museum Of Industry
Leica Camera Sensor
Yellow And Green
Mykonos And Delos
ARVO 2015 Snapshots
