image: Studying mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that proteins made by stem cells to help regenerate the cornea may become new targets for treating ...

If you can see by simply slipping on a pair of glasses, or if you don’t need glasses or contact lenses at all, the gift of sight is something we can easily take for granted. For millions of people ...

Her five-year, $1.8 million R01 grant titled “Corneal Endothelium – Extracellular Matrix Interactions” is from the National Eye Institute. The cornea is a clear dome on the front of the eye that helps ...

Also known as epithelial basement membrane dystrophy, map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy gets its name from the unusual appearance of the cornea during an eye examination.Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy, ...

Did you know your eyes can reveal diabetes, heart issues, or tumors? Discover which systemic diseases manifest through vision ...

Vision loss is something most people associate with accidents. A sharp object. A chemical splash. A sudden injury. Very few ...

Whoever said that getting old isn't for sissies knew what they were talking about. All of us, including our dogs and cats, find that as we age, our bodies just don't work as well as they used to. Eye ...

A rare strain of bacteria found in recalled eye drops has been linked to dozens of infections, as well as cases of vision loss and surgical removal of eyes. This week, the US Centers for Disease ...

Studying mice, researchers have found that proteins made by stem cells to help regenerate the cornea may become new targets for treating and preventing injuries to the cornea related to dry eye ...