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Birds and planes are a bad combination, but it’s not so easy to shoo our avian friends away from airport runways.…

One man’s experience with a common erectile dysfunction drug turned out to be a lot more eye-opening than he expected.…

People who wear contact lenses are often warned to properly clean their reusable contacts. A new study published Friday…

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It’s taken as a given that the more schooling we get, the better off our lives will be across the board. But a new…

You’re staring at the sky on a sunny day when you notice, in the corner of your eye, a transparent squiggle floating…

While prepping a 67-year-old female patient for routine cataract surgery at England’s Solihull Hospital, physicians…

A 37-year-old woman recently went to her eye doctor complaining of itching and watering eyes. While taking a close…

You can determine a lot by looking into a person’s eyes. For years, scientists have studied how eye contact builds trust

Scientists have used stem cells to cure blindness in rabbits—which could be incredible news for visually impaired…

My graphic design students love to design posters using the classic eye chart composition, and they frequently ask…

The offers began arriving by email in January: a chance at clearer vision for the special price of US$299 per eye. Over…

Our eyes are a fundamental part of the human sensory system—but they’re complex things that can easily go wrong. Here…

A small, highly skilled team at Moorfields Eye Hospital transform the lives of people who have lost their eyes to…

We are, as Carl Sagan famously said, made of star stuff—and now, your doctor may use a technology designed for studying…

After working as a doctor in an Ebola-stricken nation, Ian Crozier felt like he had something in his left eye. He was…

I didn’t expect it to be, but staring straight into the eyes of these fascinating bugs is chilling. The clear, close up…

Do not shield your eyes. These bright biological blobs may look like something from a garish 80s party, but they could…

We’ve all seen anthropomorphic objects. But what would it look like if everything around you had actual eyes and was…