Eyes

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What to know about eye health and aging

Systane eye drops recalled due to potential fungal contamination

systane eye drop recall

An eye infection left Elton John with vision loss; here's what causes them and how to prevent them

Elton John Eyesight

Can eye exercises really improve your sight? An ophthalmologist explains why you shouldn’t buy the hype

Eye Exercises Vision

Children's Health

There's a better treatment for lazy eye than the standard approach, study finds

Lazy Eye Treatment

Are you one of the millions about to have cataract surgery? Here’s what you need to know

Temple eye doctor explains the dangers of looking at the sun during an eclipse

Staring at a screen for a long time can strain your eyes, but there are ways to protect them

Eye drops sold at Target, CVS and Rite Aid may cause infections, FDA says

Eye Drops FDA Warning

When you think about your health, don't forget your eyes

Eye Exam Glaucoma

Blue-light glasses may not prevent eye strain or improve sleep quality, study finds

Blue Light Glasses

Drexel, Salus move forward with university merger plan

Drexel Salus University Merger

The latest COVID-19 variant is giving people pink eye, doctors say

COVID-19 Pink Eye

Eye drops factory linked to deadly bacterial infections cited for sterilization violations

Eye drops contamination

Eyedrop brands recalled due to possible contamination issues

Eyedrop recall

The food you eat impacts the health of your eyes

Eye Health and Diet

Eye drops brand linked to string of drug-resistant bacterial infections, CDC says

EzriCare Eye Drops

Warby Parker opens fourth brick-and-mortar location in region at Cherry Hill Mall

Warby Parker Cherry Hill Mall

Adopting a healthy lifestyle is good for your eyes and teeth, too

Exercise Benefits Vision Teeth

Cataracts among several eye conditions linked to increased dementia risk

Dementia Eye Conditions

Your eyes may be a window to your Alzheimer's risk

Alzheimer's eye scan

Contact lenses may one day treat diseases, detect cancer

Contact lenses of the future

Increasing screen time during COVID-19 crisis could harm kids' eyesight

Screen Time COVID-19

Penn researcher's breakthrough enables blind to 'see' letters, shapes

Blind Penn Vision

Air pollution increases the chance of going blind, study finds

High pollution levels in cities linked to rise in glaucoma

Many Americans don't realize they're going blind

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Everything you need to know about Graves' eye disease

Graves' Eye Disease

Children's Health

Children continue to suffer more eye injuries from BB guns, pellet and paintball guns each year, study finds

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Children's Health

A contact lens designed to slow nearsightedness in children is coming in March

Why you should take dry eye symptoms seriously

Dry Eye Syndrome Blindness

Former FDA adviser warns about dangers of LASIK surgery

LASIK Eye Surgery Dangers

Pennsylvania warns consumers about dangers of decorative contact lenses

Contacts Halloween

Eye surgeons prescribed more opioids as procedures became less invasive, study finds

Eye tracking tests could be a predictive tool for Alzheimer's disease

Eyeball

Hubble's $1 contact lenses result in consumer health complaints

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Why swimming in your contact lenses is a very, very bad idea

eye infection swimming contacts

Alternative Medicine

Jefferson and Wills Eye center to focus on connections between neuroscience, vision care

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Your eye color might make you more susceptible to seasonal affective disorder

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Insomnia Sleep Tips

Insomnia can lead to heart issues − a psychologist recommends changes that can improve sleep

Smell Tests Alzheimer's

A subtle loss of smell may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease

Temple Cancer Clinic

Temple Health's new cancer clinic streamlines treatment for people from underserved communities

Bariatric Surgery Ramadan

Fasting during Ramadan was harder this year for this Philly woman – but that's a byproduct of her...

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People who suffer from 'broken heart syndrome' are twice as likely to be readmitted to the hospital

Federal Workers Mental Health

'I am going through hell': Job loss, mental health and the fate of federal workers

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