A small proof-of-concept study of robotic-assisted cataract surgery reports successful outcomes with no treatment-related ...

Laser eye surgeries can help treat glaucoma by improving the outflow of fluid in the eye. Types of surgeries include trabeculoplasty, iridotomy, and cyclophotocoagulation. Doctors may suggest a ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Ophthalmology has lagged far behind other specialties in adopting automated technology for the operating room, but a team of researchers in California has reported early success ...

In May of 2023, there was a massive advance in the world of organ transplantation: the first whole human eye and partial face transplant. The man at the center of this procedure is 46-year-old Aaron ...

In lab experiments, scientists are testing a new way to reshape the cornea and correct impaired vision, but the research faces many hurdles before it could be approved for use in humans. When you ...

VANCOUVER, Canada (WABC) -- After going blind nearly 21 years ago, Brent Chapman has had some of his vision restored, thanks to an extraordinary medical procedure known as "tooth-in-eye" surgery in ...

Brent Chapman can see again after doctors pulled out one of his teeth, flattened it, drilled a hole in it, placed a lens inside and implanted the tooth in one of his eyes. It seems bizarre, but the ...