Alcon Pharmaceutical, Taiwan announced yesterday that its latest apodized diffractive Intraocular lens (IOL), designed to treat patients suffering from cataracts and presbyopia with optimal eye correction, regardless of the lighting situation, is now available on the local market.

People with age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of severe vision loss, have double the usual risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke, Australian researchers reported on Thursday.

People who buy contact lenses online may be less careful about their eye health than those who buy from their doctors, a new study suggests.

Two nutrients found in eggs, spinach and other leafy green vegetables offer some protection against the most common cause of blindness among the elderly, researchers said on Monday.

The ability of zebra fish to regenerate damaged retinas has given scientists a clue about restoring human vision and could lead to an experimental treatment for blindness within five years.

Doctors in Britain have carried out an operation which is the first attempt to cure a sight disorder using gene therapy, they said Tuesday. Medics at the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London carried out the procedure on 23-year-old Robert Johnson, who was born with an inherited disorder which stops his retina detecting light properly.