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 ...

Corneal infections can be caused by many things. Sometimes the cornea is damaged after a foreign object has penetrated the tissue, maybe from a poke in the eye. Bacteria or fungi from a contaminated ...

New findings from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest the eye's cornea can resist infection from the novel coronavirus. Although the herpes simplex virus can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . On stage at OSN New York, experts discussed several unique corneal cases. These cases included a fungal ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen responsible for aggressive corneal infections that can rapidly progress to vision-threatening keratitis. The pathogenesis involves ...

Immune cells (T cells, green) can be see entering the cornea of the eye, towards the Herpes Simplex Virus- infected cells (light blue). The eye is rich in nerves (purple). [Doherty Institute] ...

The most sensitive and prized possession of the human body are the eyes. General ophthalmologists can treat many conditions affecting the eyes but some symptoms and real issues are specific enough to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There are two lines of research we are pursuing in our lab currently. The first is phage therapy, a strategy ...

New findings from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest the eye's cornea can resist infection from the novel coronavirus. Although the herpes simplex virus can ...

A growing number of serious eye infections is being seen in hospitals.

Acanthamoeba keratitis is an extremely rare but serious eye infection. In the United States, it mostly affects people who wear contact lenses. Prompt diagnosis and treatment can help prevent permanent ...