You may want to keep an eye on the blood vessels at the back of your peepers — they could reveal if you’re likely to develop dementia. Dementia — the progressive decline in cognitive abilities, ...

The device could help a million people with a severe form of macular degeneration to be able to see enough to read. By Gina Kolata For the first time, researchers restored some vision to people with a ...

Scientists have long said that the eyes are a window to the brain, but new research suggests they may also offer an early ...

Lawrence Jones, the youngest cohost on "Fox & Friends," says he was "going blind in one eye by the day" before his detached ...

Researchers at the University of Twente and Radboudumc are developing a promising new model to enhance understanding of the human retina. They are developing a retina-on-a-chip, in which the three ...

A new review from the University of Cambridge explores ocular biomarkers in HD, including retinal scans and eye movement tracking.

A cardiovascular risk score used in primary care helped to predict patients at highest risk of future serious eye diseases, a large prospective cohort study suggested. Among adults ages 40-79, those ...

Family medical history and preexisting health conditions are among the many risk factors for retinal detachment. I’m at high risk thanks to several factors, and it makes me nervous. Anyone can develop ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - If you've ever noticed tiny spots, threads, or cobweb-like shapes drifting across your vision, you're not alone. They're called eye floaters, and in most cases, they're harmless.