By Alexa Kaczka

The sight of a young girl has been saved thanks to a pioneering operation which has helped to turn her life around.

Anna Bradley, who is now three years old, was diagnosed with eye cancer aged just 20 months and it looked like she may have to lose her eye in order... Read more

By Alexa Kaczka

Independence Day is celebrated all over the world, not just in the US, with many people born in America or with American family celebrating in the usual way by letting off fireworks.

However, with this comes a certain degree of risk, particularly to delicate areas... Read more

By Alexa Kaczka

Contact lens wearers need to remember to wear sunglasses over the products whenever they are out in the sun, even if they are special UV contacts, one expert has advised.

Speaking to news-medical.net, Dr Christopher Starr,... Read more

By Alexa Kaczka

People who are in need of vision correction but have been turned down for laser eye surgery may benefit from having implantable contact lenses inserted, one expert in the subject has claimed.

Speaking to Eaiser.com, Dr... Read more

By Alexa Kaczka

It is important that people ensure their glasses and contact lens prescriptions are kept up to date so they are benefitting from the best possible vision, one specialist has advised.

According to Rosie Gavzey, director of... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

A new drug delivery device has been developed which may help to treat people suffering from diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of vision loss among patients with diabetes.

Experts from the University of British Columbia have developed the device, which can... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

The whole perception of vision and how the eyes work may be changed by a breakthrough study by experts in the US, it has been claimed.

Specialists from Syracuse University (SU) have challenged the belief that light signals could not be initiated unless special... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

A form of gene therapy which was successfully trialled to treat a type of inherited blindness is to be extended to other eye conditions, experts have revealed.

After being "inspired" by the success using gene therapy to correct Leber's congenital... Read more

By Martin Burns

The inventor of a contact lens innovation to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children has been honoured at an industry awards ceremony.

Earl L Smith III, dean of the College of Optometry at the University of... Read more

By Alexa Kaczka

Another member has been added to Operation Eyesight, an organisation which aims to prevent and reverse blindness.

Ujjal Dosanjh, a former member of Canadian Parliament and premier of British Columbia, was elected to the board of directors of the Calgary-based,... Read more