Normally, your cornea— the clear outer lens or "windshield" of your eye — has a dome shape, like a ball. Sometimes, the structure isn’t strong enough to hold its round shape and bulges outward, like a ...

Your cornea is your eye’s clear, protective outer layer, sitting at the front like a car windshield. It acts like a barrier against dirt and germs, and it helps filter out some of the sun's damaging ...

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 ...

More than 12 million people worldwide are blind because of disease or damage to the cornea, the transparent outer layer of the eye. A transplant from a deceased human donor can restore vision, but ...

Researchers have created the most advanced artificial cornea ever using 3D printing and human stem cells. The technology, if successfully developed, could help millions of people around the world see ...

Millions of people around the world are blind or have impaired eyesight because of damage to their corneas, the clear outer layer that protects and focuses light into the eyes. And though corneas with ...

Kaley Jones didn't know what hit her. She was just 17, sitting in her history class, when she realized she suddenly couldn't read what was written on the white board. Nor could she make out the faces ...

Woman warns of dangerous amoeba that can cause blindness.

Few can deny how good it feels to clench your fist and dig knuckle-first into your itchy eyeballs. Whether you’ve got seasonal allergies or some dust in your eye, everyone feels the urge to rub at ...