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.

In most cases, it is not dangerous
A boy wearing glasses

Israeli study: Here’s how nearsightedness in children can be slowed

ENDOART, A synthetic endothelial layer for the treatment of chronic corneal edema.

FDA clears first US trial of Israel’s EndoArt synthetic corneal implant

The surgery team working on the implant at Rambam Hospital in Haifa.

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.

 THE INTERNATIONAL Space Station photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking in 2018.

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.

Haim Engler and Addon Optics CEO Amir Erlichman.

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.

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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.

Eyesight (illustrative)

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.

Eye doctor examines patient 370

Can COVID cause blindness?

Recently, a coronavirus patient was temporarily blinded in one eye. Why did this happen?

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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).

An illustrative photo of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

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.

EyeYon Medical.

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.

Prof. Jacob Peer, head of the Onco-Ophthalmology department at Hadassah.

Israeli firm EyeYon Medical finishes $25m. round of funding

The new capital will let them expand clinical trials for their innovative synthetic corneal implant.

EyeYon Medical.