Ophthalmology

Shinobou Ishihara’s tests for color deficiency remain the standard after 100 years.

Experts weigh in on the promise of curing blindness and hospital readiness after mass casualty events.

Stem cells, gene therapy and devices that can beam images directly into the brain offer new hope to those without sight.

Another possible disruptor of our circadian clock: aging eyes that admit less light.

When the retina fails, the body’s window on the world slams shut. These futuristic treatments may pry it open again.

These glasses offer a low-tech, low-cost, no-doctor solution for poor eyesight.

When the author’s macular degeneration worsened, physicians offered cold facts, not help. She had to find her own answers.

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