Eyes and Vision | UT Southwestern Medical Center

MedBlog

Eyes and Vision

Squinting? Headaches? How to spot and treat high myopia nearsightedness

Jessica Thayer, M.D.

May 2, 2024

Latest

After cornea damage, neurotization surgery can save patients’ vision

April 1, 2024

Total eclipse for the smart: Enjoy solar show and protect your eyes

March 14, 2024

How to prevent infections after eye surgery

May 10, 2023

Microinvasive glaucoma surgery, or MIGS, offers reduced risks

April 10, 2023

What patients need to know about the 2023 eye drop recall

March 27, 2023

Diabetic eye disease: How to spot the signs early

Type 2 diabetes can lead to eye damage and even blindness if left untreated. But 1 in 4 working-age adults have the disease and don't know it. In this week's MedBlog, ophthalmologist Yu-Guang He, M.D., discusses what patients need to know about diabetic eye disease. Learn more.

Yu-Guang He, M.D.

September 25, 2019

Eyes and Vision

Severe dry eye: Advanced solutions to a common, chronic condition

Health conditions such as Sjögren’s syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, diabetes, and rosacea can cause severe dry eyes. Danielle Robertson, O.D., Ph.D., discusses our new Advanced Dry Eye Specialty Clinic designed for these patients and offers tips to help control dry eyes at home. Read more.

Danielle Robertson, O.D., Ph.D.

July 15, 2020

Brain; ENT; Eyes and Vision

What's causing ‘electric’ facial pain? It might be trigeminal nerve damage

Trigeminal neuropathy and neuralgia can cause shock-like, debilitating facial pain. But with a precise diagnosis, significant pain relief is possible.

John Zuniga, D.M.D.

September 1, 2022

Eyes and Vision

New glaucoma therapies improve results and reduce recovery time

Gone are the days when people perceived glaucoma surgery to be as risky as the disease itself. Today’s patients can choose minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS) or advanced medications for safe, effective treatment and quick recovery. Learn more.

Shivani Kamat, M.D.

March 1, 2023

'Unlike some other vision disorders, keratoconus affects how light enters the eye and can distort how that light is interpreted by the brain. But CXL is actually a treatment to help strengthen the cornea to decrease or halt disease progression.'

Katrina Parker, O.D. and Steven Verity, M.D. quoted from: Corneal collagen cross-linking for keratoconus helps patients see better, longer

Eyes and Vision

See clearer – faster – with less-invasive cornea transplant surgery

It may take a year or more for full vision to return after a traditional cornea transplant, but a less-invasive method can have patients seeing clearly after only a few weeks or months. William Waldrop, M.D., explains.