Alexander Sher, assistant professor of physics, has received a grant totaling $2.5 million over five years from the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant ...

Why did a 38-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) develop choroidal Yasunari nodules in both eyes? That's what Danish clinicians had to figure out when the patient presented for a ...

Retinal tear treatment options include laser therapy, which is known as photocoagulation, and freezing therapy, known as cryopexy, to seal the injury. Both are safe and effective options. The retina, ...

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 ...

Compr Ophthalmol Update. 2007;8(4):179-200. Dr. Matsumoto is affiliated with the Vitreous-Retina-Macula Consultants of New York, New York, NY, and the Department of Ophthalmology, Surugadai Nihon ...

A retinal tear is a small split or hole in the lining of the back of the eye. The condition is not painful and may not damage a person’s eyesight. However, a torn retina can progress to a retinal ...

* Laser photocoagulation helps slow vision loss in people with wet age-related macular degeneration * The laser seals leaking// blood vessels beneath the macula to prevent further damage * While it ...

Laser photocoagulation is a type of eye surgery. It’s not a common way to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but it might be the right choice for some people. Talk to your doctor about ...