Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause slow, progressive damage to the optic nerve in the back of the eye, says Schultz. This growing damage is due to unsafe fluid buildup that causes pressure ...

About 3 million people in the United States have glaucoma, and it's the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, ...

Observations show distinct variations between the changes in optic nerve head (ONH) and the macula.

Ask ophthalmologist Dr. Lauren Kaplan if eye exams are important and she will give a resounding “yes.” A medical doctor ...

Traumatic optic neuropathy is visual loss caused by trauma to the optic nerve. Injuries, classified as direct or indirect, are also characterized by location. Intracanalicular optic nerve injury ...

The Southampton team developed a "nervous system" for drones using optical fibers to continuously monitor strains and stresses, similar to how nerves relay information in the ...

Moegamat Keeyan Omar, a resilient four-year-old, refuses to let his rare disease define him as he conquers a challenging time ...

Chloe Proctor had been experiencing recurring headaches for years but didn’t think they were anything to worry about, so when ...

Age-related macular degeneration affects your central vision but leaves your peripheral vision unchanged. It's a leading ...

MS symptoms look different for every patient. (Getty stock images) Neurologist and MS expert Thomas Shoemaker spoke to Rush, and explained: "Because MS can develop anywhere within the central nervous ...

The Bangi Eye Specialist Centre director further said that while adults are generally at lower risk of developing crossed ...

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has been left blind because he would only eat burgers and doughnuts. The unnamed child who lived in the US ...