Another troubling consequence of the bushfire smoke is its effects on our eyes. But there are some steps we can take to minimise irritation and any risk of longer-term harm.
By adapting pattern recognition techniques used to assess satellite images, scientists have devised a novel way to diagnose blinding eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration.
The number of cases of suspected macular disease without a clear diagnosis could be halved under an innovative system that first refers patients to a centre that specialises in the conditon, UNSW research shows.
