New research found that high levels of ‘good cholesterol’ in the blood were associated with an increased risk of glaucoma, an ...

We present a case of unilateral, secondary open-angle glaucoma due to an underlying diffuse iris melanoma. The patient was referred by his ophthalmologist with uncontrolled, elevated intraocular ...

15, 2025 — Data from continuous glucose monitors can predict nerve, eye and kidney damage caused by type 1 diabetes researchers have found. That suggests doctors may be able to use data from the ...

The tingling, numbness, and pain of peripheral neuropathy generally stem from nerve damage in your hands and feet. The nerve damage—and the symptoms—generally start in your longest nerves, which is ...

As the inflammation goes away, your symptoms usually get better. The optic nerve carries visual information from the eye to the brain. ON occurs when the optic nerve becomes inflamed. The ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...

When the following symptoms accompany the abnormal pupil size and blurred vision in one eye, it is known as Adie's syndrome: Optic neuritis is optic nerve inflammation and typically only affects one ...

In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known ...

Nerve pain refers to painful sensations around the nerves. Various treatment options are available, including anticonvulsants, certain antidepressants, mild opioids, and some topical treatments ...

The Ukrainian military once believed drones that communicate with their operators via fibre-optic links would not be necessary on the battlefield. However, that perspective has shifted with the ...

The Bible's lex talionis—"Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot" (Exodus 21:24–27)—has captured the human imagination for millennia. This idea of fairness has been a ...