NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Not all patients with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) need pressure-reducing treatment to prevent glaucoma-related vision […]
Researchers make a breakthrough in the quest for an AMD cure
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which leads to a loss of central vision, is the most frequent cause of blindness in […]
Researchers identify a genetic defect that increases the risk of debilitating eye disease
A genetic defect could hold the key to preventing or delaying the onset of a debilitating eye disease that can […]
Symptoms of Shingles
Shingles, medically termed Herpes zoster are caused by the same virus as chicken pox – Varicella zoster virus. They are […]
New treatment discovered for rare eye disease may prevent blindness
Patients with thyroid eye disease who used the minimally invasive insulin-like growth factor I blocking antibody, teprotumumab, experienced improvement in […]
Night blindness: Symptoms and treatments
When lighting is dim, the eye must adapt. Although night blindness adversely affects a person’s ability to see in dim […]
Diabetes medication may protect against a common cause of blindness
Researchers from Taiwan have shown that people with type 2 diabetes who took a common diabetes medication, metformin, had a […]