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.

Eye Care for Children

Otitis Media Symptoms

Smoking and Eye Health: What You Need to Know

Ocular Larva Migrans Diagnosis and Treatment

Retinoblastoma - Malignant Tumor of the Retina

What is Open-Angle Glaucoma?

Diabetic eye disease / diabetic retinopathy stages

Should You Seek Help for Eye Floaters?

Growing an eye for transplantation: potentials and pitfalls

Optogenetics Applications

Current and Future Applications of Optogenetics

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What is Retinitis Pigmentosa?

Types of Refractive Disorder

Otitis Media Causes

What Does an Optometrist Do?

Retinitis Pigmentosa Genetics

Using the Coralberry to Treat Eye Cancer

What is Wavefront Aberrometry?

Glaucoma Classifications

Eyelid Cancer

Preventing Retinal Detachment

Retinal Detachment Prognosis

What are Aberrations of the Eye?

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

Glaucoma Pathophysiology

Symptoms of eye cancer

What is Visceral Larva Migrans?

Retinal Break

Risks Associated with Eye Make-Up

Retinoblastoma Screening

Anatomy of the Human Eye

Oculoplastic Surgery Overview

Subspecialties of Ophthalmology

Optic Nerve Cupping in Glaucoma

Treating Retinal Detachment

How Does the Eye Work?

Otitis Media Treatments

Introduction to Optogenetics

Detecting Brain Disease Using the Eye

Retinitis Pigmentosa Diagnosis

How Will AI Impact Ophthalmology?

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

Importance of Regular Eye Checks and the Check-up Procedure

Ocular Larva Migrans Symptoms and Causes

Ophthalmology Around the World

Signs and Risk Factors for Eye Disease

Types of Eye Allergy

Glaucoma Management

Blepharitis Types and Causes

LASIK Complications

What Causes Retinal Detachment?

Ophthalmology

Looking After Your Eyes During Old Age

What Causes Retinoblastoma?

What are Cataracts?

What is Traumatic Glaucoma?

Types of Glaucoma

Iris Nevus vs Melanoma

Diagnosing and Treating Retinoblastoma

Eye Health and Diet

Ocular Hypertension: Diagnosis and Treatment

Diabetic Retinopathy Symptoms

What is Refractory Cancer?

Signs and Symptoms of Retinoblastoma

Types of visual impairment

Diabetic Retinopathy Treatments

History of Ophthalmology

Diabetic Retinopathy Risk Factors

Strategies to Improve Cataract Surgery Outcomes

Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)

Eye cancer treatment

What is eye cancer?

Health Risks and Benefits of Eye Drops

Neuropathy, Ataxia and Retinitis Pigmentosa (NARP Syndrome)

Otitis Media Diagnosis

Growing an eye for transplantation: potentials and pitfalls

Types of Eye Allergy

Preventing Ocular Hypertension

What is Glaucoma?

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Eye Allergies

Retinitis Pigmentosa Symptoms

Glaucoma Causes

Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis

Eyelid Cancer Non-Surgical Treatments

Retinitis Pigmentosa Cause

What Causes Eye Floaters?

Amblyopia Types

Ocular Larva Migrans

What is Otitis Media?

Choroidal Melanoma

What is Choroideremia?

Glaucoma Diagnosis

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) Surgery

Retinal Breaks and Retinal Detachment

What Causes Eye Floaters?

Ophthalmologist Education and Training

Causes of eye cancer

What is LASIK?

Iris Melanoma

Conjunctiva microbiota

What is Normal-Tension Glaucoma?

Managing and Treating Eye Allergies

What Causes Ocular Hypertension?

Eyelid Cancer Surgery

Genetics of Eye Color

Glaucoma Symptoms

Diagnosis of eye cancer

Latest Eye Health News and Research

Study demonstrates a safer strategy for allogeneic stem cell transplants

In preclinical studies, researchers found that priming the immune system with a Treg-expanding therapy before stem cell transplant boosted survival, protected vital organs, and promoted a balanced gut microbiome-offering hope for safer, more effective treatment of blood cancers.

27 Nov 2025

Towering 'body-swap' robot exposes the brain’s strategy for staying upright

What if a robot could show us how the brain keeps us balanced? UBC scientists built one – and their discovery could help shape new ways to reduce fall risk for millions of people.

27 Nov 2025

Texture-based analysis of OCT images reveals early retinal changes in diabetes

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness among working-age adults, affecting more than 130 million people worldwide.

27 Nov 2025

Cognitive blocks drive the brain's advantage over AI

Artificial intelligence may write award-winning essays and diagnose disease with remarkable accuracy, but biological brains still hold the upper hand in at least one crucial domain: flexibility.

27 Nov 2025

Eli Lilly’s Adverum move: The future of ocular gene therapy at the 4th Ophthalmic Drug Delivery Summit

The race to develop safer, longer lasting, and less invasive treatments is accelerating, and at the heart of that challenge lies drug delivery.

From Hanson Wade Group - 4th Ophthalmic Drug Delivery Summit 26 Nov 2025

AI model outperforms breast density assessment in breast cancer risk stratification

An image-only artificial intelligence (AI) model for predicting the five-year risk of breast cancer provided stronger and more precise risk stratification than breast density assessment, according to a new study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

26 Nov 2025

Novel mRNA-based therapy may offer a new path to tackle antibiotic-resistant infections

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have reported early success with a novel mRNA-based therapy designed to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

26 Nov 2025

How immune signals activate brain circuits to drive sickness-induced social withdrawal

MIT researchers have discovered how an immune system molecule triggers neurons in a specific brain circuit to shut down social behavior in mice modeling infection.

25 Nov 2025

Computational modeling helps simulate key stages of retinogenesis

New computer modeling could help scientists better understand how the retina regenerates, opening the door to new treatments for vision loss, according to a study from the University of Surrey.

25 Nov 2025

New platform enables unbiased evaluation of AI algorithms for diabetic eye screening

Researchers have developed the world's first real-world head-to-head testing platform to determine whether commercial artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect disease in a fair, equitable, transparent and trustworthy way, using diabetic eye disease as the first example.

24 Nov 2025

Scientists reverse aging in blood stem cells by restoring lysosome function

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered how to reverse aging in blood-forming stem cells in mice by correcting defects in the stem cell's lysosomes.

24 Nov 2025

Arginine slows amyloid buildup and improves brain outcomes in Alzheimer’s disease models

Arginine reduced amyloid beta aggregation in vitro and in both Drosophila and AppNL-G-F mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease, leading to fewer dense-core plaques and improved behavior. The study provides preclinical evidence that oral arginine may modulate amyloid pathology, although high dosing requirements and model limitations constrain human translation.

24 Nov 2025