Eye Health Highlights

Optometrist Dr. Elise Brisco explains that cholesterol is shown in the eye by a white ring encircling the iris.

Designer sunglasses look sharp, but does it take a designer price tag to protect your vision? Here's how to find eye-saving sunglasses.

PGA tour player Ian Laggett believes you have to cover the basics to stay at the top of your game and one of those basics is eye health. Research shows that long term exposure to UV rays can cause serious damage to the eyes, such as cataracts and macular degeneration.

In this video, we discuss what is the Lasik Procedure.

Can sleeping in contact lenses harm your eyes?

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Have you ever woken up with red eyes and swollen eyelids? It may have been blepharoconjunctivitis, the infection of the blephero, or outer eyelids, and the conjunctivita, the mucus membrane that protects the eyeball.

Tony Martinez brings us a look at why sunglasses might be more important than you think, when it comes to your little one.

Symptoms of diabetic retinopathy are not typically present during the first stage of the disease but as it progresses, symptoms may include: spots or floaters in the field of vision, blurred vision, dark or empty spots in the center of vision, and difficulty seeing well at night.

The new LenSx laser has been shown to improve safety and accuracy, and yield more predictable results in performing cataract surgery. The laser creates the incisions in the eye, then breaks up the cataract and treats the astigmatism, allowing the ophthalmologist to go inside the eye and remove the cataract with more precision than traditional cataract removal procedures.

Jackie often suffers from dry, red, itchy eyes, and despite using over-the-counter drops, she can't seem to find any relief. Plastic surgeon Dr. Drew Ordon investigates and shares an at-home remedy for red eyes.

Learn basic glaucoma information, prevention techniques and treatments from an expert.

Douglas, 15, was born with congenital glaucoma, a rare condition that causes the drainage mechanism in the eye to develop improperly. Douglas is legally blind and has been playing baseball since the age of 5. By the time he was 10 he achieved what many professional athletes can only hope for – he pitched a no-hitter.

Get E.R. physician Dr. Travis Stork's simple, soothing solution for dry and itchy eyes.