Corneal staining isn’t a disease, it’s a sign of abrasions to your cornea, the outer surface tissue of your eyes. Abrasions can have different causes, including wearing contact lenses or if something ...

Keratoconus is a disease that causes the cornea to slowly get thinner over time. It's the most common corneal dystrophy in the United States, affecting one in every 2,000 Americans. It is more common ...

Eye injuries that damage the cornea are usually irreversible and cause blindness. But a new clinical trial has repaired this damage in patients thanks to a transplant of stem cells from their healthy ...

If you can see by simply slipping on a pair of glasses, or if you don’t need glasses or contact lenses at all, the gift of sight is something we can easily take for granted. For millions of people ...

A corneal transplant is a routine surgical procedure that replaces a damaged cornea with a healthy one from a donor. The cornea is the thin, transparent membrane that sits in front of the iris and ...

Corneal transplantation is a procedure that involves the repair of a damaged or diseased cornea with healthier cadaver tissue. This is called allotransplantation which refers to the transplantation of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and ...

The cornea, the transparent, dome-shaped outer layer of the eye, plays several important roles in eye health. It covers the iris (the colored part of the eye) and the pupil (the black dot in the ...

Your cornea contains many nerve endings that alert your brain that something is wrong when it’s injured. Even a minor injury can cause sharp pain that can affect your sleep quality. The following tips ...

Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) are both laser surgery techniques used to help improve eyesight. PRK has been around longer, but both are still ...