In advanced dry disease, a key problem is failure of retinal pigment epithelium, often shortened to RPE. These cells help ...

Scientists at USC are launching a new trial to test a tiny stem cell implant that could restore vision in people with ...

A tiny wireless chip placed at the back of the eye is giving people with severe vision loss something they had been told they ...

Human vision relies on photoreceptor cells in the retina that react to visible light and trigger neurons in the optic nerve to send signals to the brain. Degradation of these photoreceptors is the ...

A common eye ointment may quietly damage glaucoma implants—sometimes to the point of rupture—by making them swell from the ...

Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a severe disease that occurs when a vein in the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye ...

A new study warns that a widely used eye ointment can damage a popular glaucoma implant. Researchers found that oil-based ...

Scientists in Scotland have shown that a type of laser already similar to the one currently used in routine eye surgery could one day help surgeons remove unwanted tissues, such as tumours, with ...