Joshua Broadwater, DVM, DACVO, explains why some ulcers stubbornly persist and his approach to dealing with them ...

People with trisomy 21, or Down syndrome, have a significantly elevated risk for keratoconus, with many reports citing a 30% ...

Having both aqueous-deficient and evaporative dry eye, corneal pain, or a history of dry eye treatment can worsen quality of life.

In eyes with keratoconus, no contact lens — whether soft, gas permeable or scleral — can arrest progression of the underlying ...

A new surgical procedure to permanently change eye color is gaining traction in the U.S. But many ophthalmologists fear ...

It can be hard to tell a scratched cornea (corneal abrasion) from pink eye (also known as conjunctivitis). They can have similar symptoms, including eye redness, tearing, and sensitivity to light.

although it does have utility in early manifest keratoconus diagnosis. Corneal epithelial thickness metrics have limited utility in differentiating subclinical keratoconus (SKC) from normal controls, ...

Listen to Story Timely access to donor tissues has been a challenge in India Researchers test drones quickly transport cornea tissue to patients The testing trials reduced delivery time from 2.5 hours ...

Bullous keratopathy is a sight-threatening and debilitating condition affecting the endothelial cells of the cornea causing accumulation of fluid in the form of blisters on the cornea, which can ...

The cornea arrived in optimal condition and was successfully transplanted. Corneal transplants depend on the viability of donor tissue, which deteriorates over time. Delays in transportation reduce ...

providing an alternative to endothelial keratoplasty (EK), research published in Cornea suggests. The trial found no device-related serious adverse events. In January 2023, researchers in several ...