Pakistan recalls an injectable medicine causing eye infection, sight loss and orders a probe

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pakistan’s health minister said Sunday that an injectable medicine that was causing a severe eye infection and sight loss in diabetic patients in the province of…

Can you cry underwater?

Tears prevent your eyes from drying out and protect them from irritation and infection. Vizerskaya/E+ via Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you…

Association found between gut immune cells and eye damage from glaucoma

Schematic illustrating how β7 CD4+ T cells enter the retina. Credit: Science Translational Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg1656 A team of medical scientists at the University of Electronic Science and Technology…

Research team advances clear vision for eye repair

An injectable biomaterial activated by pulses of low-energy blue light has tremendous potential for on-the-spot repair to the domed outer layer of the eye, a team of University of Ottawa…

The use of AI in eye scans may help improve diagnosis of inherited disease of the retina

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), single-gene disorders affecting the retina, are very difficult to diagnose since they are uncommon and involve changes in one of many candidate…