Inherited retinal diseases are quickly becoming an important group of eye diseases tackled here. Read more at ...

Genetic eye diseases are now the main cause of blindness in working-age adults in developed nations. Read more at ...

Argyria is caused by a buildup of silver in the body, which discolors the skin.

Varshavski: What's interesting about Proteus syndrome is it affects all three cell lines -- which is the endoderm, mesoderm, ...

Luke Johnston, a 10-year-old with Retinitis Pigmentosa, is losing his eyesight but his family is raising money through an ...

Researchers at University College Dublin (UCD) have discovered that a mutation in a gene called emc1 causes major vision ...

that linked semaglutide and a condition that causes loss of blood flow to the main nerve connecting the eye to the brain. The condition, called non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) ...

Rare diseases aren’t as rare as the appellation suggests. For instance, according to the US Government Accountability Office, 30 million Americans have a rare disease, a little less than 10% of ...