Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common eye condition. More than 40% of Americans can't see clearly at a distance because their eye is longer than normal. Usually myopia doesn't cause any problems ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

My introduction to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was a day of hell. I’m 76 now, but I had cataract surgery when I was 70. About 4 days after the procedure, I had what’s called a central ...

Macular degeneration is a leading cause of vision loss for people over 50, but there are ways to help protect your eyesight.

Left: Simulation of a patient's vision with macular degeneration. Right: Simulation of the patient’s vision enhanced with the PRIMA eye prosthesis. A tiny wireless chip implanted in the back of the ...

A research team was able to restore sight to blind patients with advanced macular degeneration, according to a report published last week in the New England Journal Of Medicine. The study was ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals the specific genetic factors linked to the presence of reticular ...

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