Hospital outpatient departments (HOPD) and ambulatory surgical centers will get a 2.3% payment increase in 2027. But the rule ...

Higher body mass index (BMI) appears to be associated with linear increases in total orbital volume and total orbital fat ...

CMS is also proposing new requirements for MA plans to include provisions in their provider contracts that would obligate ...

Statin use and risk of repeat RD repair, avacincaptad pegol for GA, genetic overlaps between myopia and OAG, the most ...

Residual pigmentation after primary treatment and nonbulbar tumor involvement were associated with higher local recurrence ...

The Academy met with the HHS Office of Inspector to continue pressing our concerns about step therapy. The meeting follows ...

An intraocular lens (or IOL) is a tiny, artificial lens for the eye. It replaces the eye's natural lens that is removed during cataract surgery. The lens bends (refracts) light rays that enter the eye ...

LASIK is a type of refractive surgery. This kind of surgery uses a laser to treat vision problems caused by refractive errors, which are normally treated with ...

Laser iridotomy is a type of eye surgery that treats and prevents angle-closure glaucoma. Laser iridotomy is also used to prevent angle-closure glaucoma in people who are at risk for having this ...

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension—or IIH, previously called pseudotumor cerebri—is when pressure inside your head rises, causing vision problems, headaches and other symptoms. This happens when ...

Eye allergies are quite common. They occur when the eyes react to something that irritates them (called an allergen). The eyes produce a substance called histamine to fight off the allergen. As a ...