A patient presents to our resident ophthalmology clinic with a 1-day history of a nail piercing his eye while doing construction work. Fortunately, the trauma is not high speed and the damage is ...

New research shows how the cornea uses stem cells to repair itself. Using mouse models they demonstrate that everyday wear and tear on the cornea is repaired from stem cells residing in the corneal ...

A new stem cell therapy has repaired blinding damage to the cornea in 93% of patients in an early clinical trial.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Iatrogenic Descemet’s membrane detachment is a rare complication of cataract surgery. A Descemet’s membrane tear ...

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2021 – A common eye test could expel tear droplets up to a meter away from the patient, potentially spreading viruses that cause COVID-19 and other pathogens. In Physics of ...

Currently, dry eye disease treatment options are limited due to slow therapeutic onset, patient dissatisfaction, and poor adherence. Tryptyr works by stimulating corneal sensory nerves to rapidly ...

Dry eye is a substantial problem in a large number of human and canine patients. Numerous laboratory models for tear deficiency exist using genetically predisposed rodent models, animals treated with ...

Dry eye disease significantly impacts the reliability of corneal curvature measurements, affecting clinical decisions in refractive surgery and contact lens fitting. The study tested five devices, ...

Levels of a nerve cell signaling molecule called substance P — measured in tear samples — might be a useful marker of diabetes-related nerve damage (neuropathy), suggests a study. Levels of a nerve ...