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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with or without dry eye had greater palpebral fissure height after 3 days of blinking exercises. Tear ...

In patients with evaporative dry eye, blinking exercises can help decrease partial blinking and improve meibomian gland function and symptoms, according to a new study. Detecting and quantifying ...

Researchers explored a strong link between brain activity and eye blinking. Eye blinking is something like breathing, which people do automatically, without giving it much thought. While most ...

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 ...

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 ...