The cornea is transparent membrane that makes up the front of the eyeball. It is made up of three layers. The outer layer is the epithelium, whereas the middle layer is the supportive tissue known as ...

Our eyes are delicate muscles, and many things can cause them to not work properly. If you’ve recently had eye surgery, your doctor may have warned you about bullous keratopathy. Bullous keratopathy ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At the ESCRS meeting, Emilio Torres, MD, speaks about his studies on the role of Bowman’s layer in the ...

The sclera is the white part of the eye. It is made of tough, fibrous tissue that acts as a protective covering for most of the eyeball. The sclera runs from the cornea at the front of the eye to the ...

Corneal transplantation is a procedure that involves the repair of a damaged or diseased cornea with healthier cadaver tissue. This is called allotransplantation which refers to the transplantation of ...

The eyes stop growing when most people are in their twenties. By then, most people have a stable prescription for contact lenses or glasses if they need it. So if you suddenly notice your vision is ...

Dry eye occurs when the eye has insufficient lubrication, either because the tear glands are not producing enough tears, or because the tears that form are evaporating too quickly. Dry eye can cause ...