Eye Care
Red Eye Reflex
A red light device is helping doctors, not just opthalmologists, screen for various eye conditions in children.
A red light device is helping doctors, not just opthalmologists, screen for various eye conditions in children.
Blind Therapy
Researchers have identified a new gene therapy that can restore sight in humans with a rare form of inherited blindness.
Researchers have identified a new gene therapy that can restore sight in humans with a rare form of inherited blindness.
Eye Lashes
Eyelash enhancers may be able to lengthen your lashes, but they could have serious side effects.
Eyelash enhancers may be able to lengthen your lashes, but they could have serious side effects.
Blind Therapy
Researchers have identified a new gene therapy that can restore sight in humans with a rare form of inherited blindness.
Researchers have identified a new gene therapy that can restore sight in humans with a rare form of inherited blindness.
Doggie Cataracts
Veterinarians use the same cataract-extraction procedure on dogs that doctors use on humans.
Veterinarians use the same cataract-extraction procedure on dogs that doctors use on humans.
Blind Rodeo
Two young, blind girls are offered the chance to live their dream: to perform in a rodeo.
Two young, blind girls are offered the chance to live their dream: to perform in a rodeo.
Kid Vision
Children who have been diagnosed with learning disabilites may really suffer from an undiagnosed vision problem.
Children who have been diagnosed with learning disabilites may really suffer from an undiagnosed vision problem.
Macular Degeneration Cure
A genetic discovery is shedding more light on macular degeneration, the most common cause of adult blindness.
A genetic discovery is shedding more light on macular degeneration, the most common cause of adult blindness.
Blind Court Clerk
A former child TV star is raising money for a rare genetic eye disorder.
A former child TV star is raising money for a rare genetic eye disorder.
Dry Eyes Cure
A California writer has found relief from severe dry eye by using serum from his own blood as eye drops.
A California writer has found relief from severe dry eye by using serum from his own blood as eye drops.
Lazy Eye Brain
Normally adults with lazy eye are told their window for treatment has passed, but now there may be a new way to retrain the eye.
Normally adults with lazy eye are told their window for treatment has passed, but now there may be a new way to retrain the eye.
Treating Vision Problems in Children
One out of every four school-age children has a vision impairment. Yet these problems often go undiagnosed and untreated.
One out of every four school-age children has a vision impairment. Yet these problems often go undiagnosed and untreated.
LASIK Surgery - Trading in Lenses for Laser
For millions of Americans, LASIK ends years of dependence on glasses and contact lenses. But there are risks, and the surgical procedure is not for everyone.
For millions of Americans, LASIK ends years of dependence on glasses and contact lenses. But there are risks, and the surgical procedure is not for everyone.
What Is a Cataract?
Age-related cataracts causes a clouding of the lens in the eye that can affect vision, but cataract surgery helps restore vision. In this procedure the lens is removed and replaced with an intraocular lens (IOL) or an artificial plastic lens.
Age-related cataracts causes a clouding of the lens in the eye that can affect vision, but cataract surgery helps restore vision. In this procedure the lens is removed and replaced with an intraocular lens (IOL) or an artificial plastic lens.
Laser Eye Surgery: How Does It Work?
If you have poor vision you should know about laser eye surgery as a treatment option. There are two common techniques: LASIK and PRK. How do these procedures work? What are the differences between them?
If you have poor vision you should know about laser eye surgery as a treatment option. There are two common techniques: LASIK and PRK. How do these procedures work? What are the differences between them?
A Close-up Look at Improving Reading Vision
As we age our reading vision deteriorates and we develop presbyopia.
As we age our reading vision deteriorates and we develop presbyopia.
Vision Correction: Alternatives to Laser Eye Surgery
The number of people seeking LASIK and PRK, the two most common laser eye surgeries, has increased dramatically. In the year 2000, an estimated 1.5 million surgeries were performed in the United States alone.
The number of people seeking LASIK and PRK, the two most common laser eye surgeries, has increased dramatically. In the year 2000, an estimated 1.5 million surgeries were performed in the United States alone.
Eye Care: Methods to Relieve Eye Strain
Methods to Relieve Eye Strain
Methods to Relieve Eye Strain
Is Laser Eye Surgery Right for You?
Watch this webcast on LASIK (laser eye surgery) which addresses how to decide of this new treatment is right for you.
Watch this webcast on LASIK (laser eye surgery) which addresses how to decide of this new treatment is right for you.