Eye Health News

The American Academy of Ophthalmology urges parents to avoid buying toys that can cause serious eye injuries, even blindness. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission an estimated 251,700 toy-related injuries were treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms in 2…

Interrupting treatment for diabetic eye disease can result in blindness.

Monitoring pterygium can help detect eye cancer, a new study says. But one expert thinks more research is needed before drawing this conclusion.

New research shows an intriguing link between eye health and brain health and could help screen for Alzheimer's disease.

Just 10 hours after she first put in a pair of colored contact lenses that she’d bought at a souvenir shop, Laura Butler of Parkersburg, W.Va., had "extreme pain in both eyes," she said.

Seniors who have a smaller family support network are less likely to get cataract surgery. And adult children have more influence over an older person’s decision to have cataract surgery than friends, spouses or partners.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more common for screening, diagnosing and helping treat eye conditions. The technology already is used in online search engines, speech recognition tools and other smart devices. Now, AI is showing promise in healthcare.

New over-the-counter eye whitening drops may have some advantages over older drops, such as Visine, but ophthalmologists caution that any whitening drops can mask symptoms of serious disease.

A boy from Greece lost much of the vision in one eye after looking directly at the light from a laser pointer several times, according to a report published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine. Unfortunately, this kind of injury is all too common.

Researchers have found that people with keratoconus may be 10 to 20 times more likely to suffer from the sleep disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

News reports have been circulating about an unusual number of ocular melanoma cases centered around Huntersville, N.C., and Auburn, Ala. But it’s not yet clear if there really is any connection between these cases.

Do you know what the difference is between ophthalmologists and optometrists? A medical degree and many more years of training, for starters. A recent article from U.S. News and World Report explains what ophthalmologists are and how they can help you look after your vision…

Researchers at Google say a new application of artificial intelligence shows whether a patient’s eyes point to high blood pressure or risk of a heart attack or stroke.

A new kind of artificial lens could help more people be free of glasses after cataract surgery.

Someday it may be possible to treat glaucoma by wearing a special pair of glasses outfitted with an electromagnetic coil. These glasses, developed by Bionode, are currently being tested.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved sales of a gene therapy treatment for an inherited condition that can cause blindness. This is the first gene therapy treatment for an inherited eye disease that has been approved in the United States.

At least two people suffered eye damage as a result of unsafe viewing of the recent total solar eclipse. The damage inflicted on the patients’ retinas appears as a crescent shape that mirrors the eclipse itself.

A promising treatment for childhood near-sightedness (myopia) is welcome news at a time when more and more kids are being diagnosed with the condition. Studies show that a low-dose of atropine, typically given as eye drops at bedtime, can significantly slow the progression o…

As doctors prepped a 67-year-old woman for cataract surgery, they made a shocking discovery – 17 contact lenses stuck together. Then they found 10 more. It’s unclear how long the lenses were in her eye, but she had worn monthly disposable lenses for 35 years, according the m…

Between 2012 and 2015, more than 1,200 3- and 4-year-olds in the United States had chemical burns to the eye from laundry detergent packets. The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Medical Association have teamed up to help. The Academy and the AMA are asking…

The consequence for three women treated in Florida: Blindness. Here's what to ask if you're considering stem cell treatment for eye disease.

Are marijuana’s effects on vision good or bad? Two new studies suggest there isn’t one easy answer, and neither one considers long-term impacts.

A study published in Obstetrics and Gynecology suggests that pre-eclampsia may be associated with retinal disease in the mother later in life.

You're very unlikely to catch herpes from sharing a virtual reality (VR) headset. However, you could get pink eye as easily from VR glasses as you can from a doorknob, railing or handshake - if you touch your face after handling a contaminated headset.

Researchers are testing a new method for treating presbyopia with electrostimulation to help delay the need for reading glasses.