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 it marks the first of a three-part series on dry ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common eye condition. More than 40% of Americans can't see clearly at a distance because their eye is longer than normal. Usually myopia doesn't cause any problems ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

You can quit smoking to lower your risk of macular degeneration. Eating a Mediterranean diet will reduce your risk of advanced AMD by 41%. You can wear sunglasses that block UV-B rays to help prevent ...

Iconic Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks, 76, revealed she was diagnosed with wet macular degeneration in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. Macular degeneration is an eye disease, usually age ...

Many of us are painfully aware of our body's increasing number of shortcomings as we get older. Sagging skin, hearing loss, receding hairlines and tending to use the bathroom more frequently than we ...

Washington University researchers found that raising a molecule called ApoM helps eye cells sweep away harmful cholesterol deposits linked to age-related macular degeneration, potentially preventing ...