A financial industry professional who spent almost the entire day staring at a computer screen developed dry eye syndrome. Recently, because of his busy work schedule, the patient experienced symptoms ...

Sight-robbing injuries to the cornea can be repaired using a groundbreaking experimental stem cell treatment, a new study shows. The cornea -- the clear outermost layer of the eye -- can become ...

An expanded clinical trial that tested an experimental stem cell treatment for blinding cornea injuries found the treatment was feasible and safe in 14 patients who were treated and followed for 18 ...

Hong Kong start-up GenEditBio is testing a one-shot gene-editing therapy for TGFBI-related corneal dystrophies, inherited ...

A Mass Eye and Ear-led clinical trial of a procedure that took stem cells from a healthy eye and transplanted them into a damaged eye safely restored corneal surfaces in 14 patients who were followed ...

While rubbing your eyes may seem like a harmless habit, it can damage your cornea. You may end up with a corneal abrasion. Reports from Medscape show that corneal abrasions account for nearly 10% of ...

Eyesight cannot always be restored completely. Vision depends on several structures working together, including the cornea, ...

Dry eye syndrome can cause several side effects, some of which can affect your vision. It’s important to seek treatment before the condition becomes severe, as it can cause permanent damage. Dry eye ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is a new treatment for damaged corneas called cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells, or CALEC. File Photo by ...