“It’s a good thing you came in now,” a nurse told me before preparing my right eye for numbing drops, an injection and the first of two laser procedures to reattach my right retina.

Vitreous floaters are a common ocular condition, affecting up to 76% of the population, according to Webb and colleagues.In this first of a two-part series on vitreous floaters, Healio | OSN spoke ...

A long time ago, my kids taught me that the importance of pain depends upon whether you are the one giving it or the one receiving it.

In a study published in JAMA Network Open, Korean researchers found that every hour of screen time a day was associated with a 21% higher likelihood of developing myopia, or nearsightedness.

Eye floaters catching your attention? Learn how anxiety amplifies these harmless shapes and how to stop them from taking over your thoughts.

For most people, these shadowy figures—known as eye floaters —are a harmless visual quirk. However, for those dealing with anxiety, floaters can become a significant source of distress.

When a person is nearsighted, light is coming together or focusing before it gets to the retina. Nearsighted people see nearby objects clearly, but distant objects are blurry.

Mild floaters are a normal part of aging. Floaters that suddenly occur more often, won’t go away, or happen with other eye symptoms, may mean a serious problem.

Floaters are not a sign of glaucoma but can indicate another condition that needs medical attention. Learn more here.

New research shows one in three kids around the world are nearsighted. That number is only expected to grow to 40% by 2050.

The Nearsightedness Epidemic Has Become a Global Health Issue Myopia is projected to affect half of the world’s population by 2050.

More than a third of children around the world were nearsighted in 2023, and this proportion will rise to almost 40% in 2050, according to new research.