According to a recent Finnish study, statin medication seems to reduce the risk of repeated surgery in patients who undergo a vitrectomy to treat a detached retina. The researchers believe that ...

Scar formation associated with thyroid eye disease (TED) can contribute to loss of sight; as many as 40% of subjects with Graves’ disease, the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the US, develop ...

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is an eye condition that leads to blindness and can currently only be addressed with surgery. A team led by research hospital Massachusetts Eye and Ear and German ...

Ever since I had my first dermatologic surgery back in junior high, I’ve had (and been self-conscious about) my scars. I have one prominent scar on my collarbone that spans several inches from 6 or 7 ...