Advanced age is a risk factor for blindness, but there’s a lot you can do to protect your vision before it’s too late. Age is a risk factor for a host of diseases. Heart disease and stroke, most ...

Uncorrected vision loss increases a person’s risk of developing dementia. The more severe vision loss a person has, the higher their risk of dementia. However, this only applies to people with ...

When elevated body temperature impairs vision, it is known as Uhthoff’s phenomenon. The temporary syndrome is known to disrupt signals between the eyes and the brain, resulting in blurry or reduced ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Errors of refraction and strabismic amblyopia were the most common causes of low vision. Retinal diseases most ...

New treatment guidance has been developed to help doctors tackle uveitis — one of the leading causes of vision loss. The new clinical guidance, by a team at the University of Bristol, aims to help ...

The research team has detailed how the retina can build its complex structure from just one type of stem cell New computer modelling could help scientists better understand how the retina regenerates ...

There are around 188,000 people in Scotland affected by sight loss with that figure expected to double by 2031, according to the charity, Royal Blind. Three out of four Scots with sight loss are aged ...

Diabetes is the leading cause of vision loss in people between 18 and 64 years old, according to the American Diabetes Association — and the best way to prevent this is to control blood sugar levels.

Analysis showed that visual field loss of any sort in both eyes increased the risk of a car crash by 84%. Photo by Paul Diaconu/Pixabay A Mr. Magoo with thick glasses peering out from behind the wheel ...

Partial blindness can be reduced by 10 per cent through training the eye, new research suggests. Everyone has a blind spot in the eye where the optic nerve joins the retina. There are no cells in this ...

Share on Pinterest Research on GLP-1 drugs and eye health has been inconsistent, but experts say the risk of serious eye disease is generally low. Getty Images/Hiraman Studies have linked GLP-1 ...