Blinking exercises are preplanned, where you make a conscious effort to blink your eyes. They may help with dry eye disease. Dry eye is a common condition where your eyes don’t have enough tears to ...

Larsen, MDKey TakeawaysFlashing lights in your eyes could mean a problem with your retina, like a detachment or tear.If you see frequent flashes or jagged lightning, visit an eye doctor ...

Researchers have developed a new non-invasive optical imaging system that promises to improve diagnosis and treatments for dry eye disease. Dry eye, which often causes irritation and blurred vision, ...

Fluid is then pumped through both the upper and lower chambers, placing pressure on both sides of the layer of corneal tissue. This simulates the manner in which a real cornea is subjected to pressure ...

In winter, most people prepare to keep their bodies warm and their skin moist, but our eyes often get neglected .

The latest iteration of an eye-on-a-chip has a mechanical eyelid to simulate blinking and was used to test an experimental drug for dry eye disease. By incorporating human cells into an engineered ...

Blinking, an automatic reflex, is vital for eye health, spreading tears to prevent dryness and irritation. Deliberately stopping this action for even a minute causes immediate discomfort, blurred ...

Dry-eye symptoms often intensify in winter as low humidity, cold winds, increased screen exposure and dehydration destabilise ...

This review describes the impact of contact lens wear on the tear film lipid layer and how changes in the lipid layer might modulate contact lens-related discomfort. Relevant clinical, functional, and ...

WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a new non-invasive optical imaging system that promises to improve diagnosis and treatments for dry eye disease. Dry eye, which often causes irritation and ...

For people with DED, that tear film evaporates faster than it's replenished, resulting in inflammation and irritation. A common cause of DED is the reduced blinking that occurs during excessive ...

People who spend eight or more hours a day staring at a computer screen may notice their eyes becoming tired or dry, and, if those conditions are severe enough, they may eventually develop dry eye ...