The cornea is the clear layer on the front of your eye that helps focus light so you can see clearly. If it gets damaged, you might need to have it replaced. The surgeon will remove all or part of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A thorough slit lamp exam and corneal topography are required before cataract surgery to diagnose irregularities ...

Medical history made as surgeons successfully restore sight to legally blind patient using world's first 3D printed corneal ...

The integration of OCT systems with femtosecond lasers is technically possible and required to create custom corneal incisions in femtosecond laser assisted ...

In this issue Noble and colleagues report their early experience with modular corneal surgery. What is modular corneal surgery? Our understanding of corneal function has now led to an understanding ...

Gilda Arriola waited, seated comfortably in a light blue recliner at Northwest Eye Surgeons clinic in Northgate, a cup-shaped eye patch over her left eye. It was early on a Wednesday morning. Her eye ...

Dr. Akbar Hasan, an ophthalmologist at Florida Eye Specialists, traveled to the Netherlands earlier this year to learn a new corneal treatment. The procedure, DMEK surgery, removes the back layer of ...

A corneal transplant is a routine surgical procedure that replaces a damaged cornea with a healthy one from a donor. The cornea is the thin, transparent membrane that sits in front of the iris and ...

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — For Mia Ekbergh, every stroke of her paintbrush gives meaning to her life. “This is my main means of expression,” Ekbergh explained. But last year, that changed when her ...

image: The Cornea Society has awarded Jonathan Lass, MD, the Castroviejo Medal, its highest honor. Dr. Lass, an ophthalmologist at University Hospitals Eye Institute at UH Cleveland Medical Center and ...

There is a tremendous unmet need for eye care in the world.According to WHO, more than 2 billion of the world’s 8 billion ...

Femtosecond lasers and OCT imaging are among the most rapidly advancing technologies in ophthalmology. OCT has the ability to make reliable thickness measurements. Femtosecond lasers prepare accurate, ...