According to Kristine B. Hopkins, O.D., professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry and associate dean of Academic Affairs, double vision, or diplopia, is an eye disorder ...

Recent data from the World Health Organisation says more than 2.2 billion people across the world have some form of near or distant vision impairment. Doctors say more than half of these can be ...

Many people with glaucoma have no early symptoms. Learn how the “silent thief of sight” damages vision and what protects your ...

In a new study led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), researchers found that novel eye-tracking metrics can help properly identify concussion-related vision disorders, a common phenomenon ...

The retina is a light-sensitive layer of tissue lining the back of the eye. Healthy development and function of the retina is critical for normal vision. Vision develops over several years, with ...

Do not look directly at the sun during the upcoming solar eclipse without taking essential precautions. That's the message from ophthalmologists at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai ...

Thyroid eye disease (TED), also known as Graves’ ophthalmopathy or Graves’ orbitopathy, is an autoimmune disease that may affect the appearance and function of one or both eyes. In thyroid eye disease ...

Amid the current syphilis “epidemic” in the U.S., doctors are seeing more patients with unusual vision and eye symptoms due to the sexually transmitted infection. A January 2024 CDC report stated that ...

If you have thyroid eye disease, quitting smoking may help improve the effectiveness of treatments, slow disease progression, and prevent complications like cataracts. Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an ...

What do most people misunderstand about an eye exam? The eyes often reveal the earliest signs of conditions that affect ...