Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Key Takeaways Visual distortions can cause blurry or wavy vision and should be checked by a healthcare provider.Sudden vision changes with pain or double ...

Sudden blurred vision is alarming, to say the least. It occurs when your eyesight is no longer sharp, making it hard to see fine details.Vision changes can happen for a number of reasons, some of ...

Have you ever gone to the optometrist for an eye test and been told your eye was shaped like a football? Or perhaps you’ve noticed your vision is becoming increasingly blurry or hard to focus? You ...

The eye acts like a camera, capturing light through the front surface (the cornea) and focusing it onto the "film" at the back of the eye (retina). To get a clear picture, the eyeball and all of its ...

Age-related macular degeneration, also called AMD, is the deterioration of the center of the retina called the macula. The macula is the part of the retina which is responsible for our central vision ...

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 ...

Worried you might have hurt your eyes watching the eclipse? If they’re just a bit sore or dry, it doesn’t necessarily mean anything bad happened. It’s normal for your eyes to tire from staring at ...

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 ...