This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Corneal infections can be caused by many things. Sometimes the cornea is damaged after a foreign object has penetrated the tissue, maybe from a poke in the eye. Bacteria or fungi from a contaminated ...

It’s important to treat corneal ulcers quickly to avoid permanent scarring or blindness. A corneal ulcer (keratitis) is an open sore that develops on your cornea. Corneal ulcer treatment should start ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . On stage at OSN New York, experts discussed several unique corneal cases. These cases included a fungal ...

Eye care specialists could see artificial intelligence help in diagnosing infectious keratitis (IK), a leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide, as a new study finds that deep learning models ...

Corneal ulcers are open sores that develop on the cornea, the transparent layer at the front of the eye. These ulcers may form if a person has an eye infection, very dry eyes, or sleeps with their ...

Guillermo Amescua, M.D., an ophthalmologist and corneal specialist at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, explains what a corneal infection is and how contact lens use can be to blame. His team developed a ...

Expert shares that mild irritation may settle with clean water rinsing and lubricating eye drops. If symptoms continue, an eye doctor may prescribe antibiotic or antiviral drops. Self-medication with ...

You know the feeling – the itchy eye that is just begging to be scratched. Before you start rubbing your eyes, you may want to think twice about the potential consequences. While eye rubbing may seem ...