The condition appears to be triggered when the optic nerve swells, choking off its blood supply because the nerve's pathway out of the eye is too small, she explained. This could happen when glucose ...

Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in those who are age 50 or older. In fact, almost 20 million people in the U.S. have some type of age-related macular ...

The ultimate herding dog, Border Collies are the Einsteins of the canine world, frequently topping the charts as the smartest dog breed. But what makes them tick? And are Border Collies suitable for ...

Dramatic drops in the risk of cancer and heart problems have been reported but so have digestive problems and blindness ... out a questionnaire in a bid to prevent those who are too slim for ...

To prevent unrest, Shackleton kept three of the ... One day, after Worsley declined to wear tinted goggles, he suffered from snow blindness. But he and the others learned from their mistakes ...

Although Snellen charts are widely used ... optic neuropathies are important causes of registrable blindness. Treatment options remain limited, and when available, they mostly slow down or prevent ...

The nonprofit eye health and safety organization Prevent Blindness has received its largest ever monetary donation from the ...

The company offers year-round educational services on the conditions, using this month, in particular, to guide patients to ...

February is Low Vision Awareness Month, and each year in Ohio, nearly 4,000 children suffer serious eye injuries each year ...

National Patient Advocacy Organization Prevent Blindness to Use Significant Gift to Invest in Long-term Strategic Growth and Expansion of its Eye Health Efforts. Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness ...

Prevent Blindness has received a $9.7 million donation — the largest in the organization's 117-year history — from the estate of Pamela Behrens, a longtime Florida resident and previous donor ...