Surgical removal of scar tissue either with or without medial rectus muscle recession can realign vision in patients who develop incomitant esotropia after undergoing pterygium excision, a small study ...

Scientists have developed a bio-functional thermogel, a type of synthetic polymer, to prevent retinal scarring caused by failed retinal detachment repair surgery. Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) ...

Tractional retinal detachment occurs if scar tissue in the eye causes the retina to move out of position. It requires immediate medical attention. The retina is a light-sensitive layer of cells at the ...

Tears of the retina are fairly common and they can lead to blindness. Fortunately, there's a quick and nearly-painless repair method that requires a few zaps of a laser. Dr. Chen, an ophthalmological ...

Scar formation associated with thyroid eye disease (TED) can contribute to loss of sight; as many as 40% of subjects with Graves’ disease, the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the US, develop ...