A government consultation that could scrap the honesty-based eyesight check for 2.3 million drivers aged 70 and over closed ...

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of permanent blindness worldwide, yet millions of people don't realize they have it ...

A Newfoundland and Labrador optometrist with a passion for sports is looking for hockey goalies to volunteer a bit of their ...

Researchers at the International Centre for Translational Eye Research (ICTER) have developed a prototype imaging system that ...

New blood tests that detect early changes associated with Alzheimer's disease are making diagnosis easier and accessible to ...

Modern life depends on quantum physics. It makes technologies such as GPS navigation, MRI scanners and computer chips possible. Now, the same science may also lead to a new way to test the health of ...

A visual field test checks for blind spots to help identify vision problems. People with conditions like glaucoma or diabetes should have regular visual field tests. Visual field tests can take five ...

Aims To evaluate whether predominantly peripheral lesions (PPLs) and other imaging biomarkers on ultra-widefield (UWF) photography can predict the progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a ...

Summary: For decades, scientists have looked at the center of the retina for signs of Alzheimer’s, but a breakthrough study suggests we’ve been looking at the wrong part of the window. The research ...

Glaucoma is a disease that damages the optic nerve often with no early symptoms. High fluid pressure in the eye is a common cause of glaucoma. Treatment aims to reduce eye pressure to prevent damage.

A wireless eye implant developed at Stanford Medicine has restored reading ability to people with advanced macular degeneration. The PRIMA chip works with smart glasses to replace lost photoreceptors ...