Pink eye strikes without warning, transforming a normal day into an uncomfortable ordeal of burning, itching and unsightly redness. While the condition eventually runs its course, waiting days or ...

Some home remedies for pink eye, or conjunctivitis, include artificial tears, over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications, and ...

It’s important to treat corneal ulcers quickly to avoid permanent scarring or blindness. A corneal ulcer (keratitis) is an open sore that develops on your cornea. Corneal ulcer treatment should start ...

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. In 1999, I defined ...

The eye has three coats (sclera–cornea, uvea, and retina) and two humors (aqueous and vitreous). The conjunctiva covers the visible portion of the sclera (bulbar conjunctiva) and lines the eyelids ...

Ocular TB is a rare eye disease due to infection from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the same bacterium that causes tuberculosis, commonly known as TB. TB symptoms usually start in the lungs, but they ...

Under-eye swelling is a common cosmetic concern. Puffiness after a late night, salty meal, or crying usually clears up within a day. Discharge, pain, and other severe symptoms warrant an appointment ...

An oral antibiotic tablet used to treat common eye infections may prove an effective medicine for a sexually transmitted bug that has become resistant to usual recommended treatment, suggest doctors ...