In a major breakthrough in human tissue replication, for the first time ever a 3D-printed cornea has been transplanted onto a ...

Corneal ectasia is a condition in which the cornea — the clear, dome-shaped window at the front of the eye — becomes bigger ...

Corneal arcus, a condition in which a ring of lipids builds up around the cornea, appears common among middle-age and older adults and may be associated with elevated eye pressure, according to new ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There was exciting news Tuesday, for people who have a serious eye condition that could lead to blindness. The new technique could prevent the need for a cornea transplant, and ...

With each blink, a shear stress is applied on the corneal barrier that causes the cornea counter-defence system to secrete fibrous filaments, like keratins, to overcome the effects of the stress." ...

In December 1905, Eduard Konrad Zirm performed in Olomouc the first successful corneal transplant in the world. Czech ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- A South Florida man is sharing his story with the hope of helping others, after he nearly lost sight in one of his eyes. A relatively common infection led to a painful and ...

A corneal transplant is a routine surgical procedure that replaces a damaged cornea with a healthy one from a donor. The cornea is the thin, transparent membrane that sits in front of the iris and ...

To evaluate the relationship between central corneal thickness (CCT) and horizontal corneal diameter (HCD) in eyes with uveal coloboma and microcornea. All adult patients with uveal coloboma having ...

This cross-sectional study consists of 70 eyes of 40 patients with dry eye (group 1) and 75 eyes of 40 normal subjects (group 2). Eyes were diagnosed as dry eye or normal according to the clinical ...

Reading your prescription starts by identifying which values belong to which eye. “OD” refers to your right eye and “OS” to ...