LeedsVisionResearch

The Leeds Vision Research Group researches inherited blinding disorders to identify novel disease genes and advance routine genetic diagnoses.

[LeedsVisionResearch @LeedsVRG]

I guess this defines the extent of your fovea. Beyond that your retina doesn't have sufficient contrast to pick up the black dots. https://t.co/3FZIxgsXT2

[Max Roser @MaxCRoser]

Your eyes just can't see all 12 back dots at the same time.

[LeedsVisionResearch @LeedsVRG]

BBC News - 'Fake research' comes under scrutiny https://t.co/6h7L3U8xMS

[Giuseppe Gangarossa 🧠🧑‍🔬🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @PeppeGanga]

Do we agree that the cerebellum is amazingly beautiful? #Science and #Arts

[Dawn Sim @dawnasim]

Continuing on the avian theme; #OCT of #birdsofprey v-shaped fovea. Is #vision & #acuity all about contour?

[London Eye Hospital @EyeExpertUK]

#DidYouKnow Our eyes are ten times more sensitive to UV than our skin #NowEyeKnow via @OptometryAus

[UK Vision Strategy @UK_Vision]

We're at #EVS2017 today! Looking forward to hearing updates on great work happening across England + sharing findings from #ukvsfuture

[Keratoconus Group @KeratoconusGRP]

Photo of corneal transplant and its stitches, by Melissa Lamont Gordon
https://t.co/6sEROMkMaU #keratoconus

[LeedsVisionResearch @LeedsVRG]

Mutations in REEP6 Cause ar Retinitis Pigmentosa. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/4knAUYQfMo

[Digital Eye Center @digitaleyecent]

Another cool #eyechart

[Ewan Birney @ewanbirney]

SS: Explaining @EGAarchive - joint project from @CRGenomica and @emblebi (European collaboration in action!) #ewgtarget

[Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute]

River blindness worm's genome read for 1st time by Sanger scientists @ChEMBL shows existing drugs that could kill it https://t.co/XXJtaG4haa

[Medical Research Council @The_MRC]

Traditional eye test charts are expensive. We helped fund research that showed a phone app could be just as effective. #WorldScienceDay

[EMBL @embl]

Happy #WorldScienceDay from @embl’s five locations in four different countries #ScienceIsGlobal

[𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 UK @CentreforSight]

Tomorrow November 10 is first World #Keratoconus Awareness Day! Check out infographic with ques & facts https://t.co/Laqs0v9f4a #WorldKCDay

[Fight for Sight @fightforsightUK]

Purchase your #Christmas cards this #CharityTuesday and help the #FightforSight https://t.co/F5CVTDi53Y

[Fight for Sight @fightforsightUK]

#FightforSight co-funds two new eye research projects @ucl @LTHTrust with @nerc_charity https://t.co/n7q98J91kB

[Ensembl @ensembl]

Path2enet developed #UsingEnsembl constructs pathway, interaction and expression networks @BMC_series @jdelasrivas https://t.co/BamjrsLlE0

[Royal College of Ophthalmologists @RCOphth]

Tomorrow we live tweet from our Parliamentary reception as we discuss the need for #timelytreatment in hospital eye services

[nature @Nature]

Three early career researchers speak up about the pressures they faced in becoming independent https://t.co/rvDXE4DS09 #ECRchat

[Richard Sever @cshperspectives]

Reposting interview with Susan from last year for those who never got a chance to hear her talk about her science https://t.co/N3bjRQRhrf