If you were to tell me that at the beginning of the year, I would spend half of it going blind, having eye surgery and dealing with various post-op complications, I would have laughed. No, seriously, ...

They say the eyes are the window to the soul. If you're doing some soul-searching in the mirror—or just brushing your teeth—and notice tiny specs, you might be concerned. These dots may even look like ...

The retina is a layer of tissue at the back of the eye that converts visual images into nerve impulses in the brain. Injuries to the eye can cause layers of the retina to separate, which is known as a ...

Retinal detachment is when the retina detaches from the supporting tissue at the back of the eye. Secondary, or exudative, retinal detachment occurs in response to another condition, such as ...

Ever stared at a bright blue sky or a white wall and noticed tiny specks drifting across your vision? They’re not dust or tricks of light, they’re called eye floaters. Though usually harmless, these ...

As a nurse placed numbing drops into both of my eyes, she casually said, “I hope you don’t have to write today.” A minute later, my right eye would be dilated, followed by more numbing drops to ...

Recent data from the World Health Organisation says more than 2.2 billion people across the world have some form of near or distant vision impairment. Doctors say more than half of these can be ...

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 ...

Family medical history and preexisting health conditions are among the many risk factors for retinal detachment. I’m at high risk thanks to several factors, and it makes me nervous. Anyone can develop ...