Blindness

What are the odds of a really serious complication from cataract surgery, a complication that would permanently decrease vision?

When I first met 14-year-old Ani in Armenia, I was taken by her name, which matched the first name of my 3-year-old daughter.

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health announced funding worth up to $125 million to help four teams research eye transplantation, according to a press release.

Since its launch in 2020, the Lighthouse Guild’s podcast “On Tech and Vision with Dr. Cal Roberts” has highlighted ways in which technology can improve the lives of people who are blind or have low vision.

The global optometric community is joining together to recognize the World Sight Day Challenge during the months of September and October, highlighted by a day of awareness on Oct. 10.

As Healio recently reported, proposed reforms to the NIH, which include folding the National Eye Institute into a multi-specialty grouping, could significantly affect research and have prompted several advocacy organizations to take action.

October is Contact Lens Safety Month, a time to educate the public about proper use and care of both prescription and cosmetic contact lenses, according to Prevent Blindness.

Prevent Blindness announced the debut of its new Children’s Vision Health Map, an online interactive tool that uses national data to display geographic variations among common vision problems.

Tom Lee was crushed. Having just flown home across 12 time zones returning from a volunteer trip to Armenia, he heard some very disturbing news.

Prevent Blindness marked September as Sports Eye Safety Month, highlighting data showing that more than 32,600 sports-related eye injuries were treated in the U.S. in 2023, with the highest rate of injury in pool and water sports.