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Studies suggest that children may experience eye-related symptoms of the coronavirus more often than adults.

Every patient who comes to pediatric ophthalmologist Noha Ekdawi, MD, gets the same prescription: Spend more time outdoors.

Children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely than those with type 1 diabetes to develop diabetic retinopathy within 15 years of their diagnosis, a study finds.

Getting regular eye exams and telling your doctor about eating disorders may help save your vision, a new study finds. Here's what the findings mean for patients with diabetes and anorexia or bulimia.

Eye doctors may be able to detect signs of heart disease during a comprehensive eye exam, experts say. A new study finds that people with heart disease tend to have retinas marked by evidence of eye stroke.

Can one person make any sort of meaningful difference in the fight against climate change? This ophthalmologist tackled unnecessary waste in ophthalmic surgery.

A 9-year-old boy was nearly blinded after developing “COVID eye.” He lost vision in one eye less than a week after testing positive for COVID-19. Physicians said the boy had developed orbital cellulitis. But did COVID cause it?

There’s a new way to deliver sight-saving treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) and it may make living with the chronic eye condition a lot easier.

Research suggests living in a city with poor air quality may increase your chance of developing age-related macular degeneration.

Running out of gift ideas for the kids? Here is what ophthalmologists are keeping in mind as they put together their own holiday shopping lists.

Adults ages 65 and older should see their ophthalmologist for a complete eye exam every year or two. Find out why eye exams are so important as you age. Concerned about cost? EyeCare America provides eye care at no cost for eligible seniors.

Vanderbilt Eye Institute ophthalmologists already knew that. They treated 11 patients in just four hours on July 4, 2020.

Eye injuries sustained during the 2018-2019 season cost the NBA $2.4 million in lost productivity, based on the salaries of the players injured

Ophthalmology researchers urge the league to take the lead in protecting the eyes of football players across all levels of play.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe vision loss among older Americans. Know your risk of AMD and learn how to protect your sight.

People with diabetes who catch COVID-19 are more likely than others to develop severe illness and die. There are no easy answers as to why. But we do know that the best defense against severe COVID-19 is good diabetes management.

Toys can cause serious eye injuries, even blindness. An estimated 226,100 toy-related injuries were treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms in 2018, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.The American Academy of Ophthalmology offers tips for selecting safe…

An eyedrop called Upneeq is the first drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to treat acquired ptosis, a condition where the upper eyelid droops over the eye.

Vision screenings for young children usually take place during wellness visits to the pediatrician. But with wellness visits declining during the coronavirus pandemic, many children’s eyes may go unchecked. Here's why you shouldn't skip a vision screen.

An experimental COVID-19 vaccine called AAVCOVID could end the coronavirus pandemic in record time, experts say. Learn how ophthalmic researchers helped drive this groundbreaking development.

The treatment eliminates eye bulging, vision loss and pain in many patients with TED, experts say.

Fussy eating, strict diets and eating disorders can starve the body of nutrients needed for healthy vision. Here's how one teenager's junk food diet led to permanent blindness.

CRISPR is a new kind of genetic engineering that allows scientists to edit DNA to potentially repair genetic defects or use genetically modified human cells as therapies. Ophthalmologists are not yet using CRISPR to treat eye diseases. But scientists hope it could one day st…

A new study published in the April edition of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, found that when it comes to diagnosing diabetic retinopathy, physicians and artificial intelligence (AI) systems working together are more effective than either…

A new treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has shown promise in an animal study. Researchers hope the treatment, which involves using a patient's own stem cells to replace lost retina cells, will soon be tested in humans.