We know exercise is a good thing. It improves everything from cardiovascular disease to one’s cognitive health. Observational studies have also seen physical activity lessen age-related vision loss, ...

People with macular degeneration and other forms of central vision loss can see details like text and faces with this device.

Scientists have found that an existing drug, already used in humans to treat alcohol use disorder, could help restore vision lost to conditions like age-related macular degeneration and retinitis ...

A tiny wireless chip implanted in the back of the eye and a pair of high-tech glasses have partially restored vision to people with an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration. In a clinical ...

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 ...

Jimmy Abegg still remembers the time he almost brushed his teeth with hemorrhoid cream instead of toothpaste. The musician, painter and photographer had recently been diagnosed with macular ...

Age-related macular degeneration, also called AMD, is the deterioration of the center of the retina called the macula. The macula is the part of the retina which is responsible for our central vision ...

Laser photocoagulation helps slow vision loss in people with wet age-related macular degeneration The laser seals leaking blood vessels beneath the macula to prevent further damage While it may cause ...

Cynthia Owsley PhD and Christine Curcio PhD (UAB) lead the Alabama Study on Early Age-related Macular Degeneration (ALSTAR2). This NEI-funded project prospectively assesses >500 persons over 3 years ...

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 ...

WEST CORNWALL, CONN. — Sculptor Tim Prentice has always been fascinated by the wind. As a boy, his father bought a fleet of small sailboats that he mastered on Cream Hill Lake in Cornwall, Conn. Then, ...