There are three main types of retinal detachment, determined by the exact mechanism that caused the detachment. Your retina is the innermost layer of the back of your eye. It plays a critical role in ...

If you live with nearsightedness, several procedures can improve your vision. But each approach has benefits and risks, so you’ll want to work with an eye doctor to find the right option.

Optometrists are primary eye care providers who can prescribe glasses and treat many eye diseases. Ophthalmologists perform eye surgeries and treat serious eye conditions like cataracts and glaucoma.

This past November, a patient asked optometrist Kaitlin Soracco to remove a bulge of skin on her eyelid. Such skin tags can be excised right there in the office using procedures Soracco studied and ...

Laser photocoagulation is a type of eye surgery. It’s not a common way to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but it might be the right choice for some people. Talk to your doctor about ...