Eye Health

Air Pollution and Eye Health

The eye is a delicate organ with a large and moist area exposed to the environment that makes it more susceptible to air pollution than other parts of the body.

Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)

Detecting Brain Disease Using the Eye

Diabetic eye disease / diabetic retinopathy stages

Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis

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Diabetic Retinopathy Risk Factors

Diabetic Retinopathy Treatments

Diagnosing and Treating Retinoblastoma

Growing an eye for transplantation: potentials and pitfalls

Health Risks and Benefits of Eye Drops

How Will AI Impact Ophthalmology?

Importance of Regular Eye Checks and the Check-up Procedure

Looking After Your Eyes During Old Age

Managing and Treating Eye Allergies

Neuropathy, Ataxia and Retinitis Pigmentosa (NARP Syndrome)

Ocular Hypertension: Diagnosis and Treatment

Ocular Larva Migrans Diagnosis and Treatment

Smoking and Eye Health: What You Need to Know

Signs and Risk Factors for Eye Disease

Ocular Larva Migrans Symptoms and Causes

Ophthalmologist Education and Training

Ophthalmology Around the World

Optic Nerve Cupping in Glaucoma

Preventing Ocular Hypertension

Retinal Breaks and Retinal Detachment

Retinitis Pigmentosa Diagnosis

Retinoblastoma - Malignant Tumor of the Retina

Risks Associated with Eye Make-Up

Should You Seek Help for Eye Floaters?

Signs and Symptoms of Retinoblastoma

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) Surgery

Strategies to Improve Cataract Surgery Outcomes

Subspecialties of Ophthalmology

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Eye Allergies

Using the Coralberry to Treat Eye Cancer

What are Aberrations of the Eye?

What Causes Ocular Hypertension?

What is Normal-Tension Glaucoma?

What is Visceral Larva Migrans?

What is Wavefront Aberrometry?

Current and Future Applications of Optogenetics

Growing an eye for transplantation: potentials and pitfalls

Eyelid Cancer Non-Surgical Treatments

What Causes Retinal Detachment?

Latest Eye Health News and Research

Naturally-occurring material is an effective disinfectant for contact lenses, study suggests

A new study suggests a naturally-occurring material is an effective disinfectant for contact lenses, worn by millions of people worldwide.

7 Feb 2024

Researchers identify a new approach to controlling bacterial infections

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a new approach to controlling bacterial infections.

7 Feb 2024

New inhibitor drug shows promise in preventing diabetic eye and kidney disease

New research has shown a new type of inhibitor drug could prevent microvascular diabetic complications, such as diabetic eye and kidney disease.

2 Feb 2024

MACUSTAR extends Europe-wide clinical study on intermediate age-related macular degeneration

The MACUSTAR consortium is extending the duration of a Europe-wide clinical study on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) under the coordination of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB).

2 Feb 2024

New trial explores cold-pressed castor oil as safe, natural treatment for dry-eye disease

Researchers at the University of Auckland are running a trial of castor oil as a potential safe and natural treatment for dry-eye disease following a successful pilot study.

2 Feb 2024

Study sheds light on 7-DHC's potential to induce cell death-resistant state in tumors

Cell death is fundamental to life and, thus, healthy aging. In the realm of cellular biology, ferroptosis (a form of programmed cell death) has emerged not only as a focal point of research for its potential in eliminating cancer cells, but also its role in a plethora of other diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, eye diseases such as Retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration, as well as ischemia, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, acute kidney injury and inflammation.

1 Feb 2024

Researchers develop new method to study liver function and disease

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a method to study liver function and disease without requiring invasive procedures.

1 Feb 2024

Resistance training can help lower risk factors for cardiovascular disease

A recent scientific statement from the American Heart Association suggests that resistance training is at least as safe as aerobic exercise for those with heart disease and other health conditions, and for most people can provide similar or additive benefits in lowering risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

31 Jan 2024

Ketamine therapy for mental health a ‘wild West’ for doctors and patients

In late 2022, Sarah Gutilla's treatment-resistant depression had grown so severe, she was actively contemplating suicide.

31 Jan 2024

Does visual impairment influence mental disorders?

Whether visual impairment (VI) affects mental disorders in the older population.

31 Jan 2024

Learning from loss: US covid-19 experience charts path for future public health

Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, The BMJ today launches a forward-looking series that highlights the lessons that can be learned from the US's covid-19 experience and the actions that are needed to prevent the loss of another million citizens in the next pandemic and improve and protect population health.

29 Jan 2024

UH optometry researcher warns against the use of low-level red light therapy to control myopia

A University of Houston optometry researcher is warning against the use of low-level red light (LLRL) therapy as a method to control myopia, or nearsightedness, especially in children.

29 Jan 2024

Dr. Chao Ma: Pioneering 'Leukemia-on-a-Chip' for CAR T Cell Therapy at SLAS 2024

NewsMedical speaks with Chao Ma, Ph.D. a Research Assistant Professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering, ahead of his presentation at SLAS 2024.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 29 Jan 2024

Scientists discover key pathway linking brain's habit center and motor learning region

Researchers explored how the cerebellum directly affects dopamine release in the substantia nigra compacta (SNc).

29 Jan 2024

Legume intake among older adults improves cardiometabolic risk factors

The associations between cardiometabolic risk (CMR) factors and legume intake.

29 Jan 2024

Embracing mindfulness to combat life’s stressors and optimize cognitive performance

Professor Andra Smith, from the School of Psychology at the Faculty of Social Sciences, has combined her research and her personal experience with mindfulness to teach the course Neuroscience of Mindfulness: Neurons to Wellness.

27 Jan 2024

New study of daylight vision using canine model offers critical insight into restoring cone function

In the retinas of human eyes, the cones are photoreceptor cells responsible for color vision, daylight vision, and the perception of small details.

27 Jan 2024

A certain type of chemotherapy found to improve the immune system's ability to fight off bladder cancer

Tisch Cancer Institute researchers discovered that a certain type of chemotherapy improves the immune system's ability to fight off bladder cancer, particularly when combined with immunotherapy, according to a study published in Cell Reports Medicine in January.

27 Jan 2024

Prime editing takes gene therapy to the next level

This study is led by Prof. Xianqun Fan (Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Ninth People's Hospital).

27 Jan 2024

Johns Hopkins scientists unravel mystery of retinal cell communication

Working with mammalian retinal cells, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine have shown that, unlike most light-sensing cells (photoreceptors) in the retina, one special type uses two different pathways at the same time to transmit electrical "vision" signals to the brain.

25 Jan 2024

Eye Health

Overview

Feature Articles

Blepharitis Types and Causes

Causes of eye cancer

Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)

Choroidal Melanoma

Conjunctiva microbiota

Detecting Brain Disease Using the Eye

Diabetic eye disease / diabetic retinopathy stages

Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis

Diabetic Retinopathy Risk Factors

Diabetic Retinopathy Symptoms

Diabetic Retinopathy Treatments

Diagnosing and Treating Retinoblastoma

Diagnosis of eye cancer

Eye cancer treatment

Eye Care for Children

Eye Health and Diet

Eyelid Cancer

Eyelid Cancer Surgery

Genetics of Eye Color

Glaucoma Causes

Glaucoma Classifications

Glaucoma Diagnosis

Glaucoma Management

Glaucoma Pathophysiology

Glaucoma Symptoms

Growing an eye for transplantation: potentials and pitfalls

Health Risks and Benefits of Eye Drops

History of Ophthalmology

How Does the Eye Work?

How Will AI Impact Ophthalmology?

Importance of Regular Eye Checks and the Check-up Procedure

Iris Melanoma

Iris Nevus vs Melanoma

LASIK Complications

Looking After Your Eyes During Old Age

Managing and Treating Eye Allergies

Neuropathy, Ataxia and Retinitis Pigmentosa (NARP Syndrome)

Ocular Hypertension: Diagnosis and Treatment

Ocular Larva Migrans

Ocular Larva Migrans Diagnosis and Treatment

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

Smoking and Eye Health: What You Need to Know

Signs and Risk Factors for Eye Disease

Ocular Larva Migrans Symptoms and Causes

Oculoplastic Surgery Overview

Ophthalmologist Education and Training

Ophthalmology Around the World

Optic Nerve Cupping in Glaucoma

Otitis Media Causes

Otitis Media Diagnosis

Otitis Media Symptoms

Otitis Media Treatments

Preventing Ocular Hypertension

Preventing Retinal Detachment

Retinal Break

Retinal Breaks and Retinal Detachment

Retinal Detachment Prognosis

Retinitis Pigmentosa Cause

Retinitis Pigmentosa Diagnosis

Retinitis Pigmentosa Genetics

Retinitis Pigmentosa Symptoms

Retinoblastoma - Malignant Tumor of the Retina

Retinoblastoma Screening

Risks Associated with Eye Make-Up

Should You Seek Help for Eye Floaters?

Signs and Symptoms of Retinoblastoma

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) Surgery

Strategies to Improve Cataract Surgery Outcomes

Subspecialties of Ophthalmology

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Eye Allergies­­

Symptoms of eye cancer

Treating Retinal Detachment

Types of Eye Allergy

Types of Glaucoma

Types of visual impairment

Using the Coralberry to Treat Eye Cancer

What are Aberrations of the Eye?

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Eye Allergies