Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

With modern surgical techniques to repair retinal detachments, a greater than 90% primary anatomic success rate can be expected.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Despite this high level of anatomic success, visual ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common eye condition. More than 40% of Americans can't see clearly at a distance because their eye is longer than normal. Usually myopia doesn't cause any problems ...

Medicated drops may help close small macular holes over a two- to eight-week period, allowing some people to avoid surgery to fix the vision problem, a new study suggests. The findings, based on a ...

What Is Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)? When you have diabetes, you have a lot to manage. High blood sugar can lead to other conditions, like eye problems. One of the most common ones is diabetic ...

Nearly 2 million Americans ages 40 and older are affected by age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is a leading cause of vision loss in older adults, according to estimates from the Centers ...

Macular edema refers to swelling at the center of the retina, which is the layer at the back of the eyeball. It occurs when blood or fluid leaks into the retina and builds up, which can result from ...

Diabetic retinopathy damages the retina over time when blood sugar stays too high. It can affect both eyes and may cause vision loss or blindness. Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a complication of ...

Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in people older than 65. Smoking doubles your risk of macular degeneration compared to non-smokers. Your risk of the disease increases if you ...

A macular hole is when an opening forms in the middle of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. It can lead to people having a blurry or black spot in the center of their vision. The ...