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Ophthalmology

‘I screamed with joy’ — ‘bionic eye’ surgery at Tygerberg Hospital gives the gift of sight

Sci-Tech

‘I screamed with joy’ — ‘bionic eye’ surgery at Tygerberg Hospital gives the gift of sight

By Elsabé Brits

Seeing is believing - why and how you should protect your eyes

Magazine

Seeing is believing - why and how you should protect your eyes

By Tamia Retief

Cataract surgeries are backing up in the Western Cape, but it’s not a new problem

South Africa

Cataract surgeries are backing up in the Western Cape, but it’s not a new problem

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Small town blues: Gift of the Givers' intervention in Touws River reveals the huge gaps in rural health care

South Africa

Small town blues: Gift of the Givers' intervention in Touws River reveals the huge gaps in rural health care

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Through a lens darkly: Pioneering a vision for improved eye care in South Africa

South Africa

Through a lens darkly: Pioneering a vision for improved eye care in South Africa

By Freddie van Rensburg

Ray-Bans Redux: Madiba’s sunglasses get anti-xenophobic reinterpretation

South Africa

Ray-Bans Redux: Madiba’s sunglasses get anti-xenophobic reinterpretation

By Rebecca Davis

Google's crazy computer goggles

Sci-Tech

Google's crazy computer goggles

By Rebecca Davis

Ives Béhar wins Index for a second time

Sci-Tech

Ives Béhar wins Index for a second time

By Carien Els