Researchers are developing a futuristic alternative to LASIK that reshapes the eye without lasers or incisions. Using mild electrical pulses and platinum contact lenses, they temporarily soften the ...

Scratched cornea and pink eye can cause red, teary eyes and blurry vision. While some symptoms overlap, scratched cornea and pink eye are distinct eye conditions with distinct causes. Both scratched ...

More than 700,000 Americans undergo LASIK each year, accepting a permanent trade: a laser vaporizes a thin layer of corneal ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Patients suffer from a rare, serious disorder of the skin and mucous membranes. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Learn how scleral lenses manage severe dry eye disease by creating a hydrating tear reservoir, and about the fitting process, ...

New research has laid the groundwork for a long-lasting eye drop to treat corneal neovascularisation (CoNV), a condition which affects more than a million people globally each year. A pre-clinical ...

About 600 corneal transplantations are performed in Denmark every year. Most of them are performed as treatment of the eye disease "Fuchs endothelial dystrophy," which causes cellular layers on the ...

Dry eye disease significantly impacts the reliability of corneal curvature measurements, affecting clinical decisions in refractive surgery and contact lens fitting. The study tested five devices, ...

Itchy and irritated eyes are some of the most common reasons that patients visit eye doctors. We have experience in treating ...

In inflamed corneal cells, NADPH repletion occurred within 30 minutes, accompanied by ROS suppression and immune-cell ...

Ignore the itch that begs to be scratched. While rubbing our eyes may seem like a harmless way to relieve itching or dryness, ...