Dry eye disease can lead to corneal abrasions (scratches) in some cases, while injuries to your cornea, such as abrasions, can also lead to dry eye. Dry eyes are medically known as dry eye disease ...

Your cornea is your eye’s clear, protective outer layer. It acts like a barrier against dirt and germs, and it helps filter out some of the sun's damaging ultraviolet light. It also plays a ...

The cornea is the clear layer on the front of your eye that helps focus light so you can see clearly. If it gets damaged, you might need to have it replaced. The surgeon will remove all or part ...

Narrow angle glaucoma occurs because the angle between the iris and cornea is too narrow, preventing fluid from draining from the eye. When fluid cannot drain from the eye as it should ...

It can be hard to tell a scratched cornea (corneal abrasion) from pink eye (also known as conjunctivitis) as they have similar symptoms, such as eye redness, tearing, and sensitivity to light.

A corneal ulcer is an open sore or wound on the cornea — the transparent, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye and focuses light into it. Often beginning as keratitis ...

Chennai: A new type of contact lens that can be worn overnight to help reshape the cornea and slow the eye's elongation, ...

Dry eye disease significantly impacts the reliability of corneal curvature measurements, affecting clinical decisions in refractive surgery and contact lens fitting. The study tested five devices ...

Her five-year, $1.8 million R01 grant titled “Corneal Endothelium – Extracellular Matrix Interactions” is from the National Eye Institute. The cornea is a clear dome on the front of the eye that helps ...