For people diagnosed with macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel)-a rare and slowly progressing retinal disease-there have ...

When stimulated by the parasympathetic nervous system (sometimes known as the "rest and digest" system), it contracts to ...

Dry eye disease metrics, such as NIBUT and MG dropout, may serve as predictive biomarkers for possible thyroid disorders.

Diabetes is a chronic condition where the body cannot regulate blood sugar levels. This occurs when the body either doesn't ...

My mother, Iris, is here because she is in the last stages of Alzheimer’s. My sisters and I trade off seeing her as much as ...

Houston, Texas – HOUSTON, TX – While LASIK has long been considered the gold standard for vision correction, Houston LASIK & ...

At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Jennifer M. Loh, MD, discussed 24-month data investigating TearCare, a localized heat therapy treatment for dry eye disease, ...

According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare's National Health and Nutrition Survey, the prevalence of diabetes in 2023 ...

Corneal arcus appears as a pale white ring around the iris, the coloured part of your eye. However ... role in determining the risk of heart disease. In the UK, people aged 40 and above are ...

oval, whitish outer shell finished to duplicate the white color of the other eye round, central portion painted to look like the iris and pupil ... due to damage or disease. This implant supports ...

Patients with conditions such as keratitis, retinal diseases, or recent eye surgeries should refrain from trying out iris photography, said another doctor, Han Wei, from Zhejiang University School ...

In some cases, it can be caused by an eye injury or an underlying disease, such as a benign eye tumor (called iris nevus) or cancerous tumors (like ocular melanoma). This article describes the ...