Do you know the "three C's of measles"? As measles outbreaks emerge in the U.S., it is important to know the symptoms and ...

Another area where contacts can complicate things? Swimming. Experts say you shouldn’t swim with your contacts in your eyes, ...

Corneal disease is the primary cause of visual loss in allergic eye disease. It occurs almost exclusively in vernal keratoconjunctivitis and atopic keratoconjunctivitis. It is characterized by ...

If you wear contact lenses, you’ve probably dozed off while still wearing them at least once or twice. Maybe it was on a ...

Sudden onset of pain, photophobia, discharge and reduced vision in a patient with an inflamed eye and opacity on the cornea is suggestive of a corneal ulcer. The differential diagnosis of a ...

In these instances, the cornea is permanently damaged, resulting in blindness in the affected eye. Patients with this type of eye damage can't be treated with regular corneal transplants because ...

Eye injuries that damage the cornea are usually irreversible and cause blindness. But a new clinical trial has repaired this damage in patients thanks to a transplant of stem cells from their ...

Researchers successfully pulled off the first eye stem cell transplants to help heal cornea damage, and the results speak for themselves.

"Our first trial in four patients showed that CALEC was safe and the treatment was possible," said principal investigator Ula Jurkunas, MD, associate director of the Cornea Service at Mass Eye and ...

Prevention of Blindness Week is a reminder to prioritise eye health and take collective action against preventable blindness ...

Ulcers in a cats eye can be caused by a variety of things ... “The bacteria that is often there will break down the cornea and cause it to melt and then eventually the eye will rupture ...