This story first appeared in Healthy You - July 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. Infections — both viral and bacterial — are common, especially in your eyes. Iowa Eye Center’s Dr.

What if eyes could use light to heal themselves? Drawing inspiration from how plants harness sunlight, researchers at the ...

Researchers are developing a futuristic alternative to LASIK that reshapes the eye without lasers or incisions. Using mild electrical pulses and platinum contact lenses, they temporarily soften the ...

Teresa Sanchez was in Mexico for a medical procedure nearly four years ago when she kept feeling dry, poking sensations in her right eye. She chalked it up to a potential rip in her contact lens, the ...

Whether you’re been experiencing a dull ache, chronic dryness or eye pain that just won’t go away with standard over-the-counter remedies, we have you covered. Keep reading for a few surprising causes ...

A new study has revealed important clues about how vision damage develops in people with a serious condition called idiopathic intracranial hypertension, also known as IIH. The research may also help ...

A former Ironman triathlete was stunned to learn that his vision problems were actually the first sign of stage 4 lung cancer. Dave Nitsche, 57, was initially given just 12 to 24 months to live – but ...

Multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, can lead to various eye problems due to complications such as hyperviscosity syndrome (thickened blood) or extramedullary disease (tumor growth outside the bone ...