This story first appeared in Healthy You - July 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. Infections — both viral and bacterial — are common, especially in your eyes. Iowa Eye Center’s Dr.

As we age, our bodies naturally go through many changes, and our eyes are no exception. Ageing can affect vision gradually, sometimes in ways you might barely notice, while other times it can lead to ...

Researchers are developing a futuristic alternative to LASIK that reshapes the eye without lasers or incisions. Using mild electrical pulses and platinum contact lenses, they temporarily soften the ...

What if eyes could use light to heal themselves? Drawing inspiration from how plants harness sunlight, researchers at the ...

Diet, exercise, and daily habits significantly impact eye health because they directly affect blood flow to the eyes and support the body’s natural repair mechanisms. Medical professionals recommend ...

Whether you’re been experiencing a dull ache, chronic dryness or eye pain that just won’t go away with standard over-the-counter remedies, we have you covered. Keep reading for a few surprising causes ...

Physician and molecular biologist Katherine High remembers sitting at a staff meeting of the gene therapy company Spark Therapeutics on November 15, 2018, waiting to hear from a guest speaker, when ...

A new study has revealed important clues about how vision damage develops in people with a serious condition called idiopathic intracranial hypertension, also known as IIH. The research may also help ...

A former Ironman triathlete was stunned to learn that his vision problems were actually the first sign of stage 4 lung cancer. Dave Nitsche, 57, was initially given just 12 to 24 months to live – but ...