Eyes
This disease is common in children. Expert clarifies: Antibiotics are not the solution
Eye infections are relatively common in children. An expert explains why diagnosis is so important, why antibiotics are not always the solution, and what must never be put in a child’s eye.
Israeli study: Here’s how nearsightedness in children can be slowed
FDA clears first US trial of Israel’s EndoArt synthetic corneal implant
Israeli woman's vision restored in world's first-ever 3D-printed cornea implant
Israeli experiment will study damage to astronaut vision in space
If you stay in space for too long, it will impact your eyesight. Decreased vision, optic nerve and retina changes can all continue to affect an astronaut after their return from space.
Israeli company raised $12m. to make multifocal technology accessible for millions
Addon's proprietary technology combines ordinary off-the-shelf lenses with a flexible lens to create a high-quality, full-function multifocal lens.
Red light exposure during morning hours improves declining eyesight - study
Researchers found that participants' color contrast vision improved by about 17% after their eyes were exposed to red light.
Toxic DNA buildup in eyes with macular degeneration can cause blindness - study
Macular degeneration affects around 200 million people worldwide. Geographic atrophy is age-related and destroys the light-sensing portion of the eye.
Study suggests lazy eye far more common among Israel's ultra-Orthodox
Researchers from the Hebrew University and doctors from the IDF and Hadassah-University Medical Center tracked the prevalence of lazy eye among 1.5 million Israeli teens.
Can COVID cause blindness?
Recently, a coronavirus patient was temporarily blinded in one eye. Why did this happen?
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine linked to rare cases of eye inflammation - study
Twenty-one people developed anterior uveitis and two developed Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome (MEWDS).
Israeli firm EyeYon Medical tech receives expedited approval process
The device is the first ophthalmic device in the world to have received both China's innovative device designation and the US FDA's Breakthrough Device Designation.
Hadassah ophthalmologist first Israeli to win top ARVO award
Prof. Jacob Peer, head of the Onco-Ophthalmology department at Hadassah, won the Joanne G. Angle award.
Israeli firm EyeYon Medical finishes $25m. round of funding
The new capital will let them expand clinical trials for their innovative synthetic corneal implant.