Human Eyes in Orbit Swell & Change Shape: Space-Sightedness | Video

Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 17:00 in Astronomy & Space

NASA studies of microgravity effects on vision have found that tissue at the back of the eyes swells and distorts in shape. This causes both nearsightedness and farsightedness for astronauts.

Read the whole article on Space.com

More from Space.com

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net