Eye & vision News

Artificial eye may restore sight

A new type of artificial eye system could one day restore sight to people who have lost their vision due to degenerative eye diseases such as macular degeneration, according to the results of research with rats.

Eye colour indicate skin condition

Eye colour may be an indicator of whether a person is high-risk for certain serious skin conditions.

Eye health FAQs

Eyes may or may not be the windows to the soul, but even a small irritation is impossible to ignore. Here are some eye-related questions answered by CyberDoc.

Caffeine may help dry eyes

Researchers have shown for the first time that caffeine intake can significantly increase the eye's ability to produce tears.

Antibiotics tied to eye emergencies

Fluoroquinolone use was linked to a higher risk of retinal detachment in a new Canadian study.

Eyes a window to brain health

People who have mild vascular disease that damages the eyes' retinas are more likely to have vascular disease in the brain that causes thinking and memory problems, new research indicates.

Early diagnosis saves vision

Glaucoma is not curable, and vision lost cannot be regained. Diagnosis is the first step to preserving your vision.

Fish linked to less visual decline

People with retinitis pigmentosa who take daily vitamin A and eat a couple servings of fish have a slower decline in distance and retinal visual acuity, according to a report.

Eye implant gives blind some vision

Ongoing trials of the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System show that it returns useful visual perception to patients rendered blind by outer retinal degeneration.

Could aspirin harm seniors' eyes?

Daily aspirin use among seniors may double their risk of developing a particularly advanced form of age-related macular degeneration, a debilitating eye disease.