The Eye Care Blog

Laser correction for vision defects has been approved for NHS use, but there are still risks.

A rare type of fungal eye infection may be on the rise among South Florida (and around the world) contact lens wearers. Doctors do not know why, but for now the number of people infected remains low.

Refractive eye surgery is a type of eye surgery that is used to rectify refractive errors of the eye and decrease dependency on corrective lenses such as eyeglasses and contact lenses. Successful refractive procedures can reduce myopia or nearsightedness, hyperopia or farsightedness, and astigmatism or elongated corneas.

There is an outbreak of a highly infectious and nasty viral conjunctivitis which swept across the Border in the past two months and affecting all age group.

Internationally recognized eye surgeon Arun Gulani has introduced Corneoplastique, which enables patients with corneal scars, pterygiums, Keratoconus, surgical mishaps and Lasik complications to see better.

International pharmaceutical and health care product manufacturer Johnson

The Kentucky Lions will screen children throughout the state for amblyopia (lazy eye). There are about 300,000 children between the ages of 1 and 5 in Kentucky. The earlier a visual problem is detected, the more likely treatment will be successful.

UV light is known to cause or hasten various eye diseases, especially those associated with aging. Cataracts, which affect almost everyone older than 65, are made worse by UV exposures. The crystalline lens in your eye absorbs the UV light and causes a yellowing or opacification on the lens. This phenomenon is known as a [...]

If you’ve ever worn glasses, or contacts, or both, you know what a hassle they can be. Lasik Eye Surgery has provided relief for some. But not everyone qualifies for the procedure. Still there is a new alternative to Lasik. It’s called Implantable Collamer Lenses or ICL.

A Johns Hopkins Medicine study finds that a single dose of the oral antibiotic azithromycin taken after trichiasis eye surgery can reduce the frequency with which eyelashes turn back in and abrade the eye.