opthalmologists

(Newser) - Overdue for a checkup, a California woman dealing with blurry vision and pain in her right eye finally went to see her ophthalmologist, saying it felt like there was something in her eye that she was unable to remove. So Dr. Katerina Kurteeva, who practices in Newport Beach, took a...

(Newser) - Patients experiencing painful and sometimes debilitating side-effects of LASIK eye surgery urged regulators today to keep a closer watch on the procedure, Reuters reports. A surgeon speaking to an FDA panel—soliticing advice for possible warnings after receiving 140 complaints—did not discount the allegations but said “the great...

(Newser) - As climate change drives ozone depletion and increases the level of ultraviolet rays reaching Earth's surface, humans' eyesight will be suffering more and more, AFP reports. UV rays are one of the leading causes of cataracts, which in turn cause 50% of avoidable blindness worldwide. The trend is likely to...