Eyes
FDA clears first US trial of Israel’s EndoArt synthetic corneal implant
EyeYon Medical says FDA granted IDE for a multicenter study led by Scripps Clinic’s Prof. Francis Mah, with enrollment targeted to begin in March 2026.
Israeli woman's vision restored in world's first-ever 3D-printed cornea implant
New research from Technion shows how eye-tracking can identify the way we read - study
Back to school checklist: add an eye exam for your child
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.
Israeli doctors restore sight for Azeri soldiers hurt in war with Armenia
The doctors primarily operated in the field of oculoplasty and carried out procedures such as eye socket restoration and eyelid surgery.
St John Eye Hospital serves all regardless of ethnicity, religion, money
The St John Eye Hospital started in 1882 to provide eye care for people of the Holy Land, and the order is headed by Queen Elizabeth.
