Brian Stafford, 51, has spent most of his life outrunning his family history of disease. “My father is a prostate-cancer survivor, and I’ve had multiple aunts and uncles fight cancer as well,” he says ...

At every age and stage, an eye exam can help reduce avoidable vision loss caused by undiagnosed eye disease. It could even ...

Rachel Fairbank is a freelance science writer based in Texas. When she is not writing, she can be found spending time with her family, or at her local boxing gym. Staying safe during a pandemic means ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . August is widely recognized as National Eye Exam Month, a time to spread awareness about the importance of ...

Getting an eye exam typically involves big complicated machines. But eye doctors are trying to get the big and complicated out of the equation by using smartphones and tablets instead. That way, they ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Clear vision is something most of us take for granted – until it quietly begins to slip.

Getting your eyes dilated is an important part of any complete eye exam. Once your doctor puts in the dilating drops, it takes about 20–30 minutes for your pupils to fully open, or dilate. After your ...

In the recreation room at Eskaton Village in Carmichael, Bonnie Dale, one of the residents, is trying on a virtual reality ...