Research

A survey has found that 35% of parents asked a health visitor to check their child’s eyes – up from 29% in 2014

“Social media channels, like Instagram, provide an exciting opportunity for scientists to improve their public image”

An increasing number of Americans are being diagnosed with shingles of the eye

The Brien Holden Vision Institute has estimated that the financial burden of short-sightedness is more than 1% of GDP in South East Asia

UK researchers are investigating a new approach to treating a rare auto-immune syndrome in cancer patients

A 74-year-old man presented to a North Carolina hospital with a corneal lesion protruding 1cm from the surface of his eye

A 54-year-old patient sought treatment for fungal keratitis after she injured her eye removing a contact lens and fake eye lashes

A patient started vomiting blood and experienced liver failure after initially presenting at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with a painful right eye

A preliminary trial has found that wearing goggles may be an option for alleviating ocular changes experienced during space travel

A girl who presented with a red, watery right eye was found to have caterpillar hairs embedded in her cornea and under her eyelid