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Your eye doctor utilizes a variety of diagnostic tools to determine if you have glaucoma, often before any symptoms appear. Here is an overview of these important tests: The tonometer is used to ...

You probably think balance comes from your legs, core, or inner ear, but your eyes might be the most important factor in staying upright and stable. Vision provides up to 80% of the sensory ...

Whether you’re driving a car or walking into a room, your peripheral vision helps you move around safely. It lets you see things without moving your head. But some conditions can interfere with ...

Depending on the type of glaucoma, people typically have no symptoms in the early stages. However, once damage occurs to the optic nerve, people may notice blind spots, particularly in their ...

Glaucoma is also called the "silent thief of sight" since it progresses slowly without apparent symptoms in its initial stages. Glaucoma develops quietly, unlike other vision issues that appear with ...

A Mr. Magoo with thick glasses peering out from behind the wheel might not inspire confidence from his fellow motorists, but a new study shows other types of vision loss might be even more dangerous ...

Hemianopia is a loss of half a person’s peripheral vision. This means a person loses the right half or left half of vision in each eye. Hemianopia can occur from injury to the brain, such as a stroke.