Have you ever seen small spots, threads, or web-like shapes drifting across your vision? These are called eye floaters, a common experience for many, especially as they age. Usually harmless, floaters ...
The tiny blood vessels in your eyes might hold the key to predicting a person's risk of developing heart disease and how fast ...
Routine eye exams are now revealing early signs of heart disease. The retina's delicate blood vessels can show changes like ...
"THE EYES ARE the window to the soul—and they’re also the window to the body,” says Douglas Wisner, MD, an ophthalmologist with WillsEye Hospital in Philadelphia. “The eyes are the only place in the ...
Specifically, scientists have been looking into the retina and its blood vessels in hopes that they could help identify changes that are also occurring in the brain. Results of a recent mouse study ...