Myopia is a refractive error (blurred vision at a given distance) that affects about 30% of the world's population. This ...

National nonprofit Prevent Blindness to hold 14th Annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Summit, May 14, 2025, as a free interactive virtual event.

Glaucoma is an eye condition in which the optic nerve is progressively and irreversibly damaged, resulting in loss of peripheral vision in the beginning and blindness at advanced stages ...

She was legally blind and used a motorized wheelchair, but she managed to capture what she called the “ironic reality” of New ...

March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month in Wisconsin. MS is a disease that impacts the brain, spinal cord and optic ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is marked by fasciculation, spasticity and progressive weakness of muscles, and results in difficulty speaking ...

Multiple sclerosis, commonly known simply as MS, is one such example. Actress Christina Applegate made headlines in 2021 when she announced on Twitter, now X, that she had the condition.

Jace, 6, was born with a rare and aggressive eye condition An experimental trial of gene therapy has helped four toddlers - born with one of the most severe forms of childhood blindness - gain ...

Alice Gibbs is a Newsweek Senior Internet Trends & Culture Reporter based in the U.K. For the last two years she has specialized in viral trends and internet news, with a particular focus on ...

The link between Ozempic and sudden blindness due to NAION remains a concerning but infrequent potential side effect. While further research is needed to establish a definitive connection ...