This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. This marks the first story ...

Yes, you can experience vision changes and blindness because of any type of diabetes. High blood sugars can be a key factor in leading to diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, cataracts, and glaucoma.

In 2005, Rosemary Mahoney was assigned to write a magazine profile of the woman who started Tibet's first school for the blind, Braille Without Borders. Sabriya Tenberken, who is blind herself, ...

A promising method to treat blindness is to implant healthy light-sensitive cells into failing eyes. But these cell therapies — which have been in development for at least three decades — often fail ...

About 170,000 vehicles use New York City’s Queensboro Bridge each day, passing by Larry Misrok’s apartment building, which sits at the entrance to one of the ramps. Crossing the street there might be ...

You may know someone who can’t tell the difference between specific colors — and there is a scientific reason it could be happening. The condition is known as color blindness. To share a better ...

Pink eye doesn’t usually lead to blindness, but vision loss can be a rare complication. You need prescription antibiotics to clear your infection and prevent permanent vision damage. Pink eye is an ...

Discover the hidden prevalence of color blindness in India, affecting millions yet often misunderstood and unnoticed.

Long-duration space travel may cause eye and brain changes that affect astronauts’ vision. Scientists refer to this condition as spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS). Researchers ...