Many genetic variants linked to inherited eye disorders rarely lead to disease, meaning up to 2% of people could carry these variants without ever developing vision problems, according to a new s tudy ...

Central vision can fade slowly with age-related macular degeneration. Faces blur. Words smear on a page. A dark spot can sit ...

USA: A new study, published in Ophthalmology, has revealed that the Pooled Cohort Equations cardiovascular risk score—which ...

"Because abnormal lipid deposition in the retina is a hallmark of age-related macular degeneration, particularly the dry form that causes progressive vision loss, it is biologically plausible that ...

A growing number of Ozempic and Mounjaro users have shared stark warnings after going blind while using GLP-1 drugs. Now a new study is bringing into focus the relationship between diabetic GLP-1 ...

A team led by Mount Sinai researchers has identified stem cell populations and mechanisms underlying age-related degeneration in glands that are vital to eye function. The findings, published in ...

A retinal scan of a young mouse genetically predisposed to diabetes and obesity. Over time, the retina undergoes changes consistent with diabetic retinopathy, a condition where blood vessels swell or ...

About 10% of the U.S. population fits into the highest-risk category, with a 20% or higher risk of a cardiac event; 54% are ...