A UK woman’s innocent mistake with her contact lenses led to a horrific outcome: a hole in her right cornea caused by a parasite that could leave her permanently blind. Last week, 47-year-old Emma ...

Normally, your cornea— the clear outer lens or "windshield" of your eye — has a dome shape, like a ball. Sometimes, the structure isn’t strong enough to hold its round shape and bulges outward, like a ...

Your cornea is your eye’s clear, protective outer layer, sitting at the front like a car windshield. It acts like a barrier against dirt and germs, and it helps filter out some of the sun's damaging ...

Researchers at the International Centre for Translational Eye Research (ICTER) have developed a prototype imaging system that ...

Surgeons implanted donor corneal tissue to treat severe keratoconus, allowing the 38-year-old teacher to resume driving and ...

More than 12 million people worldwide are blind because of disease or damage to the cornea, the transparent outer layer of the eye. A transplant from a deceased human donor can restore vision, but ...

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 ...

Researchers have created the most advanced artificial cornea ever using 3D printing and human stem cells. The technology, if successfully developed, could help millions of people around the world see ...

Littleton surgeon recognized in ophthalmology for advanced corneal transplantation and complex cataract care LITTLETON, ...

Scratched cornea and pink eye can cause red, teary eyes and blurry vision. While some symptoms overlap, scratched cornea and pink eye are distinct eye conditions with distinct causes. Both scratched ...

Kaley Jones didn't know what hit her. She was just 17, sitting in her history class, when she realized she suddenly couldn't read what was written on the white board. Nor could she make out the faces ...

November marks National Eye Donation Month — a time to recognize the donors whose generosity gives others the gift of sight. One Utahn knows that gift firsthand. What began as an unexpected medical ...