Eyes
What a decade of online eyewear orders reveals about how America's eyesight is changing
From rising myopia to digital strain, industry data reveals how screen time is reshaping national vision.
Jerusalem teacher’s vision improved from 10% to 90% after Hadassah surgery
Ginseng eye patches to reduce the appearance of fatigue, dark circles, and fine lines
From myth to sign: This is what watching television up close really does to your eyes
Genetics combined with long years of schooling and little time outdoors can lead to myopia
Nearsighted vision is associated with a range of eye disorders, making it a leading cause of irreversible vision impairment in older individuals.
Can this eye-disease drug help stop COVID-19? New study thinks so
The FDA-approved drug Verteporfin may be able to stop the replication of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, by blocking YAP activity and allowing the Hippo pathway to work.
Blinding parasite possibly found in the Kinneret
At least 29 patients have been hospitalized due to corneal lesions characteristic of infection with the Microsporidia parasite.
Poor sleep could make you go blind, warns study
Insomnia, snoring, daytime sleepiness and even sleeping too much could all increase the risk of glaucoma, according to a decade-long study.
Israeli doctors reconstruct girl's facial nerve, lets her smile
The girl suffered from congenital paralysis of the facial nerve on one side, which caused facial asymmetry and her inability to perform basic actions, such as smiling or closing an eye.
Family donates corneas of soldier killed last week, restores sight for two
The two recipients, both in their 80s, were Binyamin Goren and Aviva Ra’anan, whose new corneas restored their sight.
Everything you need to know to preserve your vision at age 50
Many people don't pay enough attention to the health of their eyes. From age 50, vision begins to deteriorate in most people, and it's crucial to rule out retinal degeneration.
Machine learning gives glimpse of how a dog's brain sees - study
Dogs present a unique opportunity to study a species evolutionarily distant from primates.
Israeli, US researchers find way to diagnose Alzheimer’s through retina - study
The onset of Alzheimer’s disease can be diagnosed by examining proteins in the retina instead of complicated and invasive PET scans or cerebrospinal fluid analysis.
This Israeli child should have lost an eye. How did this doctor save it?
A never-performed surgery by Meir Medical Center’s Dr. Asaf Friehmann in Israel stopped limestone from eating away at an infant’s eye.
