Eye Health

Vision is a vital sense that significantly impacts the quality of life. This hub features numerous well-researched articles on the anatomy, physiology, and function of the human eye, as well as in-depth discussions on common and rare eye diseases, their diagnosis and treatment, and recent developments in ophthalmology. You can find information here based on evidence on a wide range of topics, from eye care and vision screening for children to more complex conditions such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and eye cancers. The collection also examines how genetics and the environment impact eye health, the effects of systemic diseases on the eyes, and the application of new technologies such as optogenetics and artificial intelligence in clinical ophthalmology.

Air Pollution and Eye Health

The eye is a delicate organ with a large and moist area exposed to the environment that makes it more susceptible to air pollution than other parts of the body.

Subspecialties of Ophthalmology

Amblyopia Types

What is Glaucoma?

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

Eye Health and Diet

Otitis Media Causes

Retinal Detachment Prognosis

Eyelid Cancer Surgery

How Will AI Impact Ophthalmology?

Ocular Hypertension: Diagnosis and Treatment

What are Aberrations of the Eye?

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Risks Associated with Eye Make-Up

How Does the Eye Work?

What is Retinitis Pigmentosa?

Diabetic Retinopathy Risk Factors

Iris Nevus vs Melanoma

Conjunctiva microbiota

Diabetic Retinopathy Symptoms

What is Open-Angle Glaucoma?

Glaucoma Pathophysiology

Anatomy of the Human Eye

Should You Seek Help for Eye Floaters?

Glaucoma Diagnosis

Health Risks and Benefits of Eye Drops

What is Wavefront Aberrometry?

Causes of eye cancer

Diagnosis of eye cancer

Detecting Brain Disease Using the Eye

Optic Nerve Cupping in Glaucoma

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Eye Allergies

Types of Glaucoma

Using the Coralberry to Treat Eye Cancer

Types of visual impairment

Looking After Your Eyes During Old Age

Otitis Media Diagnosis

What are Cataracts?

Glaucoma Classifications

Signs and Risk Factors for Eye Disease

Eyelid Cancer

What Causes Retinoblastoma?

What Causes Retinal Detachment?

Blepharitis Types and Causes

What Causes Ocular Hypertension?

What is Refractory Cancer?

Iris Melanoma

LASIK Complications

Eye cancer treatment

Ophthalmology

Retinoblastoma - Malignant Tumor of the Retina

What is LASIK?

Treating Retinal Detachment

What is Normal-Tension Glaucoma?

Ocular Larva Migrans Diagnosis and Treatment

What Causes Eye Floaters?

Types of Refractive Disorder

Diabetic eye disease / diabetic retinopathy stages

Optogenetics Applications

Glaucoma Causes

Eyelid Cancer Non-Surgical Treatments

Otitis Media Treatments

Preventing Ocular Hypertension

Growing an eye for transplantation: potentials and pitfalls

Glaucoma Symptoms

Eye Care for Children

What is Visceral Larva Migrans?

History of Ophthalmology

Growing an eye for transplantation: potentials and pitfalls

What is eye cancer?

Preventing Retinal Detachment

Smoking and Eye Health: What You Need to Know

Retinitis Pigmentosa Symptoms

Diabetic Retinopathy Treatments

Types of Eye Allergy

Glaucoma Management

Managing and Treating Eye Allergies

Oculoplastic Surgery Overview

Symptoms of eye cancer

What Does an Optometrist Do?

Choroidal Melanoma

Importance of Regular Eye Checks and the Check-up Procedure

Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)

Neuropathy, Ataxia and Retinitis Pigmentosa (NARP Syndrome)

Retinitis Pigmentosa Genetics

Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis

Current and Future Applications of Optogenetics

What is Otitis Media?

Introduction to Optogenetics

Ocular Larva Migrans

Ophthalmologist Education and Training

Otitis Media Symptoms

Retinitis Pigmentosa Diagnosis

Ophthalmology Around the World

What is Traumatic Glaucoma?

Diagnosing and Treating Retinoblastoma

Retinal Breaks and Retinal Detachment

Strategies to Improve Cataract Surgery Outcomes

Signs and Symptoms of Retinoblastoma

Retinal Break

What Causes Eye Floaters?

What is Choroideremia?

Genetics of Eye Color

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

Ocular Larva Migrans Symptoms and Causes

Retinoblastoma Screening

Types of Eye Allergy

Retinitis Pigmentosa Cause

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) Surgery

Latest Eye Health News and Research

New eye imaging technology captures clearer details of retina

Modern OCT devices can look inside the eye without a scalpel - but they do not always capture everything that matters. Some critical information is simply lost, blurred by scattered photons.

24 Jun 2026

A window into the body – Occuity harnesses Renishaw encoders in life-changing optical health screening devices

Throughout the world, the diagnosis and treatment of systemic disease present major health challenges.

From Occuity 24 Jun 2026

AI image-based risk scores enable dynamic breast cancer assessment

Using artificial intelligence (AI), researchers found that image-based risk scores for breast cancer derived from screening mammograms evolve over time and differ between women who develop cancer and those who do not, opening the door to a new era of dynamic breast cancer risk assessment.

23 Jun 2026

Zebrafish study shows how visual surroundings reshape the eye's retina

The environment experienced by young zebrafish influences both the shape and electrical activity of the neurons in the eye, which impacts subsequent behavior.

23 Jun 2026

Natural molecule erucamide helps slow progressive retinal degeneration

Many conditions that cause vision loss share a common feature: the gradual breakdown of the retina, the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye.

22 Jun 2026

Mount Sinai study connects social determinants of health to disease risks

A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows that social determinants of health-including environmental conditions, health behaviors, access to resources, and social well-being-can play an equally important or even greater role than genetics in predicting a person's risk of developing common diseases.

22 Jun 2026

Milken Institute and Ann Theodore Foundation fund early-career sarcoidosis research grants

The Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), in partnership with the Ann Theodore Foundation (ATF), today announced that the Ann Theodore Foundation Learning Opportunities in Medicine and Sarcoidosis (ATF-LOMAS) grant program has committed its first cycle of funding, totaling US$600,000 to early-career faculty conducting biomedical research in sarcoidosis.

19 Jun 2026

Massage gun use around eyes may cause serious retinal injuries

Using a massage gun on or around the eyes risks major tearing and bruising to the retina-the light sensitive tissue at the back of the eye-doctors warn in the online journal BMJ Case Reports after treating a young man who had used one of these devices.

18 Jun 2026

Scientists discover rotating brain waves that coordinate sensory information

Spiraling waves of neural activity appear and travel in the brain. Scientists hope to learn if these rotating waves on-the-move play a global role in sensing and interpreting internal and external stimuli, in laying down memory, and in managing motor performance.

18 Jun 2026

Cerebral organoid model offers insights into the mechanisms of Ebola virus persistence

Following infection, Ebola virus can survive unnoticed in the human body for months or even years, hiding in areas with little immune surveillance like the central nervous system.

17 Jun 2026

Robotics and augmented reality improve precision in complex jaw surgery

RAMRS consists of two modules. The first, robot‑assisted osteotomy, uses an optical tracking system and a collaborative robotic arm to guide the bone saw. A hand‑eye calibration procedure determines the exact pose of the robot's end‑effector relative to a tracking marker.

17 Jun 2026

U-M Health neurosurgeons complete first human implant of wireless brain computer interface

Neurosurgeons at University of Michigan Health completed the first-in-human implant of a Paradromics Inc., wireless brain-computer interface, or BCI, as part of a national clinical trial for patients with difficulty speaking.

17 Jun 2026

Retinal photographs may reveal early Alzheimer's disease risk

Often called "the window to the soul," the eyes may also offer clues about something less poetic but just as important: the health of the brain.

16 Jun 2026

New grant supports research into blinding retinal diseases

A University of Minnesota Medical School research team has been awarded a 4-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Eye Institute to better understand the underlying causes of retinal diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and develop new treatments that could benefit patients.

16 Jun 2026