Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in adults older than age 50 worldwide.The global prevalence of cataracts has ...

Aim To develop an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that diagnoses cataracts/corneal diseases from multiple conditions using smartphone images. Methods This study included 6442 images that were ...

The cornea is crucial for focusing light onto the retina. When injuries or diseases damage its ability to regenerate new cells, vision can be severely compromised. The new treatment is called ...

Surgeons restored corneal surfaces in the injured eyes of 14 patients in a small clinical trial. Stem cells from each patient’s healthy eye were cultivated in a lab to grow healthy tissue that could ...

Abstract: Segmenting corneal endothelial cells in conditions like Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (FED) is challenging due to guttae obscuring cell details and complicating imaging. This is further ...

There is a new treatment for damaged corneas called cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells, or CALEC. File Photo by skeeze/Pixabay ...

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Sight-robbing injuries to the cornea can be repaired using a groundbreaking experimental stem cell treatment, a new study shows. The cornea -- the clear ...

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Sight-robbing injuries to the cornea can be repaired using a groundbreaking experimental stem cell treatment, a new study shows. The cornea -- the ...