Our ability to see starts with the light-sensitive photoreceptor cells in our eyes. A specific region of the retina, termed fovea, is responsible for sharp vision. Here, the color-sensitive cone ...

For some degenerative vision disorders, the therapies available don’t restore sight, they mainly slow its decline. To realize this benefit, a patient must receive an eye injection as frequently as ...

This ocular condition happens as the result of a slight eye misalignment, which can cause symptoms such as dizziness and blurry vision. Treatment includes specialty lenses and vision therapy. Share on ...

Recent investigations in vision science have revealed that eye movements play an active role beyond the mere stabilization of retinal images. Instead of serving a passive function, subtle ocular ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

For her entire life, college student Olivia Cook had only a small degree of central vision. It was as if she was watching the world through a straw hole, and in dimly lit places, she could not make ...

Patients with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) due to the MT-ND4 gene variant treated with the gene therapy lenadogene nolparvovec in one eye showed a sustained improvement in best-corrected ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) gradually affects central vision in one or both eyes while leaving peripheral vision (on the sides) intact. This peripheral vision – encompassing everything you ...

When you go for a walk, how does your brain know the difference between a parked car and a moving car? This seemingly simple distinction is challenging because eye movements, such as the ones we make ...

Exophoria is the term for one eye drifting uncontrollably outwards. Exophoria may cause blurred or double vision, eye fatigue, and difficulty focusing on objects. Exophoria is a problem with eye ...