One person has died and at least three others are left with permanent vision loss because of a bacterial infection possibly linked to a brand of over-the-counter eyedrops, according to the Centers for ...

Pneumococcal conjunctivitis is a bacterial eye infection that causes symptoms such as redness, discharge, and crusting of the eyelids. It is caused by a type of bacterium called Streptococcus ...

Every July, when the monsoon arrives in India health issues, especially those concerning eye health start emerging. Someone's ...

Another alarming study has highlighted the growing risk of drug resistance, this time in pathogens responsible for eye infections. A team of Indian researchers has detected multidrug-resistant ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Bacterial eye infections blind millions globally each year, and current antibiotics increasingly fail to stop them. When bacteria develop resistance to drugs, they can withstand ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some eye infections will clear up of their own accord, others will need to be treated with medication such as antibiotics, in the ...

Hyderabad: A joint study by CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) has flagged a worrying rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in eye infections, ...

Scientists at Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Koret School of Veterinary Medicine say drug-resistant bacteria may cause a greater chance of blindness in 10 years; study calls for smarter antibiotic ...

Could a type of common bacteria found in the eye be driving Alzheimer's disease? Design by MNT; Photography by Ed Reschke/Getty Images & Yasser Chalid/Getty Images Scientists believe the ...

Pink eye is among the most unwanted and common infections around. The swollen red eyes, dried pus, and sticky discharge is enough to make anyone suffering with the condition want to avoid being seen ...