sight Archives - The Hippocratic Post

Global fund to eliminate trachoma

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Hippocratic Post

A new global fund has been set up to help finally eliminate one of the most devastating causes of blindness. The blinding eye disease trachoma is depicted in the hieroglyphs on ancient Nubian tombs yet it is now on the verge of being eliminated as a public health problem across the world. Massive progress has […]

Shining a light on face blindness

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Thea Jourdan

Face blindness, or Prosopagnosis, is a common condition that affects around two in every 100 people in the UK, but relatively little is known about why it occurs and the psychological effect it has on people’s lives. Researchers at Teesside University are hoping to raise awareness about this developmental disorder, which is an inability to recognise […]