A shrimp virus called CMNV has jumped into humans, causing a new eye disease linked to handling and eating raw seafood. The ...

A virus plaguing shrimp and other seafood might also be responsible for an emerging eye disease in people that can cause permanent blindness, recent research suggests. Scientists in China have linked ...

Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia and other sites around the region will host free eye screenings for Diabetes Day.

Thyroid eye disease is a chronic autoimmune disorder that inflames tissues behind the eye. Swelling can cause dry, irritated eyes, bulging, light sensitivity, and double vision. Thyroid eye disease ...

Nearly a quarter of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) experienced concomitant eye disease, and among those who did, nearly one third had a partial response with treatment, results from a ...

Biologic drugs used to treat psoriasis were associated with lower risks for certain ocular diseases, including keratitis and ...

Retina Blood Vessel Damage: Diabetes affects not only the heart, kidneys, liver, and nerves, but also the eyes. Many people ...

They're not all directly related to your eye, either.

Twenty-two percent of African-American adults ages 40 and older with eye disease in a cross-sectional study had undetected eye disease. Diabetic retinopathy (82%) and age-related macular degeneration ...

Dry eye disease is a condition that occurs when your eyes do not make enough tears or when your tears dry up too quickly. Tears are essential for keeping the surface of your eyes healthy, comfortable, ...