A public health crisis is brewing in plain sight, with vision-threatening eye disease increasing at a pace our healthcare system is not prepared to manage. America’s population is aging rapidly, and ...

As mentioned in Overview, most thyroid eye disease (TED) cases are closely related to hyperthyroidism. Approximately 85% of patients with TED develop the disease around 18 months before or after the ...

Although the prevalence of diabetes-related eye diseases has almost doubled since 2014, the rates of the most severe forms of the disease have actually decreased, according to a new study led by ...

November is Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month, and early detection and treatment of diabetes are key to reduce the risk for significant vision loss and blindness, according to Prevent ...

Trachoma, an infectious eye disease and once a leading cause of blindness, is declining worldwide. Explore how it spreads, its long history, and how global efforts are working to end it.

Dry eye disease (DED) is a prevalent, chronic condition diagnosed in about 16.4 million Americans, with an additional 6 million undiagnosed patients experiencing dry eye symptoms. 1 The prevalence of ...

Health experts warn no single type of product can treat all kinds of eye diseases, refuting false social media advertisements ...

—Even long after the active phase of thyroid eye disease has subsided, a multitude of challenging quality-of-life issues may persist. Several recent studies have established that the physical ...

Dry eye disease is a condition that occurs when your eyes do not make enough tears or when your tears dry up too quickly. Tears are essential for keeping the surface of your eyes healthy, comfortable, ...

Twenty-two percent of African-American adults ages 40 and older with eye disease in a cross-sectional study had undetected eye disease. Diabetic retinopathy (82%) and age-related macular degeneration ...

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Doses of Tepezza are given by an intravenous infusion through a blood vessel in your arm. This infusion is usually given at a hospital, health care provider’s office, or infusion center. Sometimes you ...