Thanks to technological advances in microsurgery and space-age breakthroughs, people like James Hindman with Age-related Macular Degeneration have new hope from the world's tiniest telescope that's implanted into the person's eye.

High levels of C-reactive protein -- which the body produces in response to inflammation -- could be a predictor of a common kind of vision loss, acco...

True or false: I can see well, so my eyes are healthy. If you answered "true," then you're one of millions who believe in this common eye health myth.

By Mariette DiChristina (Click here for the original article and podcast) Macular degeneration causes visual distortion and even complete loss of ...

By Mariette DiChristina (Click here for the original article) Walter Kohn, who shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1998 “for his development ...

By Liz Neporent for YouBeauty Everyone knows that if you spend too much time in the sun your skin will burn -- but your eyes? Experts warn that ove...

Would you take the risk of signing up for a marathon when you've never come close to running 26.2 miles before? Intimidating proposition for anyone, but imagine making this decision after losing much of your sight.

If these new stem cells are safe, and perform as hoped, the first injection in patients that took place last Friday will be the 21st century's "shot-heard-round-the-world".

A University of Rhode Island study found that "real" maple syrup has a list of health benefits from certain chemicals, including disease-fighting anti...