Eye Disease
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![Glaucoma can make it seem like you’re looking through a tunnel.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/NEI-medialibrary-4884421.jpg)
May 02, 2024
Glaucoma: What you need to know
Glaucoma is the name for a group of diseases that can damage the optic nerve in the eye. Glaucoma usually...
Eye Care, Eye Disease, Glaucoma![If you have any of these symptoms, be sure to check with your eye care professional.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/Ophthalmologist.jpg)
April 30, 2024
Not seeing clearly? Cataracts might be the problem
Like a camera, your eyes rely on a lens—the clear part of the eye that helps focus light on the...
Cataract, Eye Care, Eye Disease![Because their eyes have similar structures to ours, geckos (like this Antilles gecko) are useful models for studying vision in humans.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/IMG_7786_Gonatodes_albogularis.jpeg)
October 25, 2023
Big lessons from small creatures
For centuries, scientists have used small animal models to study everything from how genes work to how diseases develop. And...
NIH Research, Rare Diseases, Eye Disease