Scientists found that protein deposits in the retina create unique light patterns for different brain diseases in humans.

Teresa Sanchez was in Mexico for a medical procedure nearly four years ago when she kept feeling dry, poking sensations in her right eye. She chalked it up to a potential rip in her contact lens, the ...

A new interpretation of a 3,500-year-old medical text from Egypt suggests that ancient physicians might have bathed patients' eyeballs in human breast milk to treat certain ophthalmic conditions. And ...

Researchers have predicted that cases of glaucoma, a common eye condition that can lead to blindness if not treated, are expected to increase around the world in the coming years. There is a ...

A new interpretation of a 3,500-year-old medical text from Egypt suggests that ancient physicians might have bathed patients’ eyeballs in human breast milk to treat certain ophthalmic conditions. And ...

Dry eye disease affects millions of people, causing burning, redness, and constant eye fatigue that can worsen over time. Scientists now believe the problem may begin deep inside tear glands, where a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University student's research project related to zebrafish eye development could lead to a better understanding of vision problems that affect billions of people ...

A snail may hold the key to restoring vision for people with some eye diseases. Golden apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata) are freshwater snails from South America. Alice Accorsi became familiar with ...

Researchers have developed eye drops that extend vision in animal models of a group of inherited diseases that lead to progressive vision loss in humans, known as retinitis pigmentosa. Researchers at ...