More Ear & Eye News

• Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Severe Hereditary Eye Disease

  Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Gene therapy can improve the vision of people with a ...

• New FDA Study Seeks Feedback on Lasik Surgery

  Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- The percentage of patients who experience serious quality-of-life problems after ...

• Eye Problems Increasing in Preemies

  Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Increased survival of extremely pre-term infants has led to a ...

• Impaired Vision May Shorten Life Span

  Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Untreatable vision problems are associated with a shorter life span, ...

• As Teens Plug In, Parents Fret

  Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Parents' worry lists are typically long -- and get longer ...

• Transplant Patients Should Be Monitored for Ear Infection

  Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Early diagnosis and treatment of ear infections can help avoid ...

• Noise Hurts Men's Hearing More, Study Shows

  Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that men -- especially married white men ...

• More Retinal Detachment Seen With Higher Income Status

  Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Wealthy people are twice as likely to suffer retinal detachment ...

• New Treatments Hold Hope for Failing Eyes

  Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Already a leading cause of vision loss among people older ...

• Glaucoma Tied to Gene Variants in Blacks

  Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Gene variants on chromosome 2 are associated with glaucoma in ...

• For the Color Blind, a Ray of Hope

  Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- For color-blind people, new research in monkeys raises the possibility ...

• Steroid Restores Vision When Veins in Eye Become Blocked

  Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report they've found the first long-term treatment for people ...

• Computers Might Make Learning Lip Reading Easier

  Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Computers can read lips better than people can, new research ...

• Is Eye Exam on Your Back-to-School List?

  Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Parents should add an eye exam to their children's back-to-school ...

• Gene Therapy Offers Hope Against Inherited Blindness

  Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Gene therapy for an inherited form of blindness shows promise, ...

• Special Eye Drops May Reverse Glaucoma Damage

  Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of eye drop appears to protect retinal ...

• Lots of Schoolkids Squint to See Chalkboard

  Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- More than 20 percent of kids aged 12 to 17 ...

• Gene Found for Age-Related Cataract

  July 31 (HealthDay News) -- A gene associated with the formation of age-related cataract, a ...

• People Still Pumping Up the Volume

  July 22 (HealthDay News) -- Children and adults who like to crank up the volume ...