By Alexa Kaczka

For people who require vision correction, contact lenses are almost as important as a racquet or a bat, one expert has pointed out.

Nick Dash, Sports Vision Specialist at Loughborough University, told the fitness... Read more

By Martin Burns

Contact lens manufacturer Johnson & Johnson Vision Care has announced a new scheme that will encourage people running this year's London Marathon to wear contact lenses on... Read more

By Alexa Kaczka

People suffering from diabetes have been warned to have their eyes tested regularly if they want to eliminate the risk of losing their vision.

Many suffers of the condition go on to develop diabetic retinopathy, which can lead to blindness if not treated, though... Read more

By Alexa Kaczka

Contact lenses have enabled a star baseball player to take his game to the next level and benefit from vastly improved form.

Hagerstown Suns centre fielder and Washington Nationals top draft pick Bryce Harper... Read more

By Emily Tait

Veteran British thespian Dame Judi Dench has revealed she is losing her sight and may soon be unable to read the scripts for her film roles.

Speaking to the Daily Mirror, the 77-year-old said that she has been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD),... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

The old adage that staring at a screen can damage your vision has been dispelled in a new study that reveals people who frequently play videogames can actually improve their eyesight.

According to research carried out at McMaster University in Canada, a... Read more

By Alexa Kaczka

Many eye injuries suffered in the workplace could have been easily avoided if more caution had been exhibited, one expert has noted.

Speaking at the World Ophthalmology Congress, Ayesha Al Zeyodi, general ophthalmologist at Fujairah Hospital, said that the majority... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

For many people with the condition strabismus, life can often be challenging, as the misalignment and limited movement of one or more eyes characterised by the disease often leads to their everyday lives being affected.

In severe cases, they can also develop... Read more

By Adrian Galbreth

A new type of microscope technology has been developed that may change the way that certain neurological disorders are identified by experts, it has been revealed.

It is the result of a partnership formed between Australia's Griffith's School of... Read more

By Alexa Kaczka

A girl who was killed by a motorist who had failed an eye exam but continued to drive his car donated her eyes after death so that other people could see, it has been revealed.

Cassie McCord, 16, was killed in her home town of Colchester in February last year... Read more