World Sight Day 2020: It is observed on the second Thursday of October and this year it falls on 8 October. The day aims to focus attention worldwide on blindness and vision impairment. The Human eye ...

Your eyes are complex organs with many parts that must work together to produce clear vision. Read on to get a basic overview of eye anatomy and learn about common eye conditions. The major parts of ...

Found only in the retinas of humans and other primates, the fovea is responsible for visual experiences that are rich in colorful, spatial detail. Some reasons behind the fovea's unusual perceptual ...

The intricacy and seeming perfection of the eye, both as an object of anatomical beauty and as a working machine, have worried and intrigued scientists, philosophers and zealots, especially during the ...

Telescope technology was used to take the first accurate images of glaucoma-related eye structure. Using methods originally developed by astronomers to view stars more clearly through Earth's ...

Eye abnormalities may help reveal features of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have discovered. Using a novel laboratory rat model of Alzheimer’s disease and high-resolution imaging ...

α-Crystallin is a major lens protein, comprising up to 40% of total lens proteins, where its structural function is to assist in maintaining the proper refractive index in the lens. In addition to its ...