Excess Weight May Protect Women From Type of Glaucoma
2010-08-05
But don’t gain weight to protect your eyes, experts sayContinue Reading
Can Hands-On Prayer Help Heal?
2010-08-05
African study in sight- and hearing-impaired people suggests it might, even if through placebo effectContinue Reading
Vision Abnormality Seen in Close Relatives of Autism Patients
2010-08-02
In finding that points to genetic influences, family members were more likely to have these differencesContinue Reading
Eye Disorder Screening May Get Boost From New Study Findings
2010-08-02
Description of factors linked to severe myopia could lead to improved treatments, researchers sayContinue Reading
As People Live Longer, More Will Develop Cataracts
2010-08-01
If healthy lifestyle doesn’t prevent the condition, surgery is 95 percent successful, eye doctors sayContinue Reading
More Than 70,000 Kids Injured By Medical Devices Each Year
2010-07-26
Contact lenses, IV tubes lead list of items causing trips to the ER, study showsContinue Reading
People Who Are Depressed 'See' a Gray World
2010-07-22
Their retinas respond less to black-and-white contrasts, scans foundContinue Reading
Silicon Oil May Protect Vision From Radiation for Eye Cancer
2010-07-15
It absorbed nearly 50% of potentially damaging rays, but more study is needed, researchers sayContinue Reading
Eye Chart Exams for Teens May Miss Vision Problems
2010-07-12
The tests detect nearsightedness accurately but not farsightedness or astigmatism, study showsContinue Reading
Glaucoma Cases on the Rise in U.S.
2010-07-11
Older, more diverse population accounts for most of the growth in eye disorder, experts sayContinue Reading
Confronting Glaucoma, Before It's Too Late
2010-07-11
SUNDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) — Alan Leighton discovered he had glaucoma when he noticed a gray area of sight in his left eye. That was in 1992. “I think I had it a long time before that, but I didn’t know until then,” said Leighton, 68, a corporate treasurerContinue Reading
Lady Gaga-Inspired Lens Fad Draws Warning From Eye Docs
2010-07-07
Eye-enlarging ‘circle’ contact lenses can do real damage, group saysContinue Reading
'Miniature Telescope' for Eye Approved for Macular Degeneration
2010-07-06
Implanted device replaces eye’s natural lensContinue Reading