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.

Iris Nevus vs Melanoma

Symptoms of eye cancer

Signs and Risk Factors for Eye Disease

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

Diabetic Retinopathy Risk Factors

Neuropathy, Ataxia and Retinitis Pigmentosa (NARP Syndrome)

History of Ophthalmology

Diabetic eye disease / diabetic retinopathy stages

Otitis Media Diagnosis

Using the Coralberry to Treat Eye Cancer

Optogenetics Applications

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Diabetic Retinopathy Treatments

LASIK Complications

Diabetic Retinopathy Symptoms

Eyelid Cancer Surgery

What is Otitis Media?

What is LASIK?

Strategies to Improve Cataract Surgery Outcomes

Amblyopia Types

Ocular Hypertension: Diagnosis and Treatment

Growing an eye for transplantation: potentials and pitfalls

What Causes Eye Floaters?

Ocular Larva Migrans Diagnosis and Treatment

Glaucoma Causes

Iris Melanoma

Looking After Your Eyes During Old Age

Glaucoma Pathophysiology

What is eye cancer?

Eye Health and Diet

Introduction to Optogenetics

Retinitis Pigmentosa Diagnosis

What Causes Eye Floaters?

Health Risks and Benefits of Eye Drops

How Will AI Impact Ophthalmology?

Types of Glaucoma

Retinal Breaks and Retinal Detachment

Preventing Retinal Detachment

Eyelid Cancer

Glaucoma Classifications

Preventing Ocular Hypertension

What is Choroideremia?

What is Open-Angle Glaucoma?

Ophthalmology Around the World

Signs and Symptoms of Retinoblastoma

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Eye Allergies

What Does an Optometrist Do?

Causes of eye cancer

What is Refractory Cancer?

Should You Seek Help for Eye Floaters?

Retinitis Pigmentosa Cause

Eyelid Cancer Non-Surgical Treatments

Retinitis Pigmentosa Genetics

Anatomy of the Human Eye

How Does the Eye Work?

What are Aberrations of the Eye?

Risks Associated with Eye Make-Up

Conjunctiva microbiota

Types of Eye Allergy

Diagnosing and Treating Retinoblastoma

Treating Retinal Detachment

Current and Future Applications of Optogenetics

Optic Nerve Cupping in Glaucoma

Otitis Media Treatments

What is Wavefront Aberrometry?

Blepharitis Types and Causes

Otitis Media Symptoms

What Causes Retinal Detachment?

What is Traumatic Glaucoma?

Ophthalmology

What are Cataracts?

Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis

Genetics of Eye Color

Retinoblastoma Screening

Choroidal Melanoma

Otitis Media Causes

What is Visceral Larva Migrans?

What is Retinitis Pigmentosa?

Glaucoma Diagnosis

Retinal Detachment Prognosis

Eye Care for Children

Ophthalmologist Education and Training

What is Normal-Tension Glaucoma?

What is Glaucoma?

Types of Refractive Disorder

Eye cancer treatment

Retinitis Pigmentosa Symptoms

What Causes Ocular Hypertension?

Types of Eye Allergy

Growing an eye for transplantation: potentials and pitfalls

Glaucoma Symptoms

Managing and Treating Eye Allergies

Importance of Regular Eye Checks and the Check-up Procedure

Types of visual impairment

Oculoplastic Surgery Overview

Diagnosis of eye cancer

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) Surgery

What Causes Retinoblastoma?

Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)

Glaucoma Management

Ocular Larva Migrans Symptoms and Causes

Retinal Break

Subspecialties of Ophthalmology

Ocular Larva Migrans

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

Smoking and Eye Health: What You Need to Know

Retinoblastoma - Malignant Tumor of the Retina

Detecting Brain Disease Using the Eye

Latest Eye Health News and Research

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

Depression shapes how children pay attention to emotional faces

A smile. A frown. The faces a child pays closer attention to might offer invaluable insight into their mental health.

16 Jun 2026

Doctors find unexpected regional differences in retinopathy of prematurity in Norway

It's a mystery. The eye disease known as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) can make infants permanently blind if they are not treated. But there are big differences between how often Norwegian hospitals actually provide this treatment.

16 Jun 2026

New single-protein analysis technique provides unprecedented information on scramblases

A new single-protein analysis technique gives researchers an unprecedented ability to study proteins called scramblases, which have critical roles in biology.

16 Jun 2026

Hormone cycles dictate how the brain absorbs neuroprotective drugs

Consider what we ask of a clinical trial. We gather people who differ in nearly every way that matters, we give them the same drug at the same dose, and then we average the result and call the average truth.

16 Jun 2026

Leica Biosystems launches AI-powered digital pathology solution in Europe, Middle East and Africa

With the Aperio GT Elite, Leica Biosystems advances digital pathology in EMEA, combining high-throughput scanning with innovative AI quality control features.

From Leica Biosystems 16 Jun 2026

Moderate screen time post concussion may help teens recover faster

New research indicates that balanced screen use after a concussion can accelerate recovery in youth, suggesting a 'Goldilocks' approach to screen time.

12 Jun 2026

Study supports atropine drops for managing childhood short-sightedness

Low concentration atropine eye drops are a safe and effective treatment for short-sightedness (myopia) in UK children, although the effects are small, suggests a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.

11 Jun 2026

Brain histamine neurons control moment-to-moment memory accessibility

The same memory can feel vivid and accessible one moment, yet stubbornly out of reach the next - even when the memory itself remains intact.

11 Jun 2026

NIH awards $1 million five-year grant to study the genetics of cataracts in children

Jennifer Rossen, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, recently received a $1 million five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute (NIH/NEI) to study the genetics of cataracts in children.

10 Jun 2026

Limited screen use may support concussion recovery process

Moderate screen time in the first 3 days after concussion is linked to faster recovery, with an average 141 minutes of daily use speeding up symptom resolution by 35%, finds a study of 80 concussed teens published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

9 Jun 2026

Advanced MRI scans predict chronic kidney disease in patients undergoing nephrectomy

An investigator at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received international recognition for innovative imaging research that may help physicians identify patients at increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) before they undergo surgery for kidney tumors.

9 Jun 2026

AI screening tool increases diabetic eye exam referrals for African Americans

In a study exploring how an AI-assisted diagnostic tool shaped care for underserved populations at multiple community-based primary care sites, investigators at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine found that African American patients with diabetes were more likely to receive a diabetic eye exam referral if screened by an AI tool.

9 Jun 2026

Type 2 diabetes elevates periodontitis risks regardless of glycemic control

Persons with diabetes have an increased risk of periodontitis (gum disease) and tooth loss. The risk of inflammation and bone loss at dental implants was also higher. These are the findings of a thesis at the University of Gothenburg.

9 Jun 2026

Expert review examines widely-held beliefs about dietary protein needs and benefits

A newly published peer-reviewed paper in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition synthesizes findings from a February 2025 scientific workshop.

8 Jun 2026

Eye Health

Overview

Feature Articles

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

Diabetic Retinopathy Risk Factors

Neuropathy, Ataxia and Retinitis Pigmentosa (NARP Syndrome)

History of Ophthalmology

Diabetic eye disease / diabetic retinopathy stages

Otitis Media Diagnosis

Using the Coralberry to Treat Eye Cancer

Optogenetics Applications

Diabetic Retinopathy Treatments

LASIK Complications

Diabetic Retinopathy Symptoms

Eyelid Cancer Surgery

What is Otitis Media?

What is LASIK?

Strategies to Improve Cataract Surgery Outcomes

Amblyopia Types

Ocular Hypertension: Diagnosis and Treatment

Growing an eye for transplantation: potentials and pitfalls

What Causes Eye Floaters?

Ocular Larva Migrans Diagnosis and Treatment

Glaucoma Causes

Iris Melanoma

Looking After Your Eyes During Old Age

Glaucoma Pathophysiology

What is eye cancer?

Eye Health and Diet

Introduction to Optogenetics

Retinitis Pigmentosa Diagnosis

What Causes Eye Floaters?

Health Risks and Benefits of Eye Drops

How Will AI Impact Ophthalmology?

Types of Glaucoma

Retinal Breaks and Retinal Detachment

Preventing Retinal Detachment

Eyelid Cancer

Glaucoma Classifications

Preventing Ocular Hypertension

What is Choroideremia?

What is Open-Angle Glaucoma?

Ophthalmology Around the World

Signs and Symptoms of Retinoblastoma

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Eye Allergies­­

What Does an Optometrist Do?

Causes of eye cancer

What is Refractory Cancer?

Should You Seek Help for Eye Floaters?

Retinitis Pigmentosa Cause

Eyelid Cancer Non-Surgical Treatments

Retinitis Pigmentosa Genetics

Anatomy of the Human Eye

How Does the Eye Work?

What are Aberrations of the Eye?

Risks Associated with Eye Make-Up

Conjunctiva microbiota

Types of Eye Allergy

Diagnosing and Treating Retinoblastoma

Treating Retinal Detachment

Current and Future Applications of Optogenetics

Optic Nerve Cupping in Glaucoma

Otitis Media Treatments

What is Wavefront Aberrometry?

Blepharitis Types and Causes

Otitis Media Symptoms

What Causes Retinal Detachment?

What is Traumatic Glaucoma?

Ophthalmology

What are Cataracts?

Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis

Genetics of Eye Color

Retinoblastoma Screening

Choroidal Melanoma

Otitis Media Causes

What is Visceral Larva Migrans?

What is Retinitis Pigmentosa?

Glaucoma Diagnosis

Retinal Detachment Prognosis

Eye Care for Children

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Eye Allergies