David Watson has worn glasses to correct nearsightedness the majority of his life, and had his vision checked regularly to make sure his prescription was up to date. But when his wife convinced him to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . KOLOA, Hawaii — Incomplete posterior segment exams, underuse of imaging and failure to reexamine a diagnosis are ...

Which health screenings and exams are top priorities for you? If you’re like most adults, monitoring your weight, cholesterol, and blood pressure is probably part of your health care routine. But what ...

Which health screenings and exams are top priorities for you? If you’re like most adults, monitoring your weight, cholesterol, and blood pressure is probably part of your health care routine. But what ...

This spring, a rash of cases of a rare, but often fatal, form of cancer known as ocular melanoma was reported, with 50 individuals in North Carolina and Alabama diagnosed over a relatively short time ...

Q: Do I have to get my eyes dilated when going to the eye doctor? A: Dilating your eyes involves placing drops to relax the iris (the colored part of your eyes) and open the pupil, allowing your eye ...

A lack of understanding of insurance benefits was the most common barrier in adherence to dilated eye examinations among patients with diabetes, according to a study in American Health & Drug Benefits ...

Eye dilation refers to a widening of the pupils. When doctors dilate the pupils during an eye exam, it typically lasts between 4 and 24 hours. Doctors sometimes use eye dilation drops to dilate a ...

At my job, I'm going to be working with a new laser soon, and as such, I have to pass some certifications to become a laser operator. One of the requirements is that I take an eye exam to determine if ...

Felicia Corbray’s cancer battle began in November 2017 after she noticed a small flash of light in the periphery of her eye. “I thought I was hallucinating because I was overtired,” she says. “I’d ...

Last month, I attended a conference for physicians presented by Dr. Jesse Berry, an associate professor of ophthalmology at USC and the director of the Ocular Oncology and the Retinoblastoma Programs ...