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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. UT Southwestern discusses our new Advanced Dry Eye Specialty Clinic designed for these patients and offers tips to help control dry eyes at home. Read more.

Eyes and Vision

The ‘eyes’ have it: Reasons you should avoid color-changing eye drops

Thinking of changing your eye color? Learn the risks behind eye drops that claim to do this and discover safer, doctor-approved options to protect your vision.

Eyes and Vision; Prevention

How to prevent infections after eye surgery

As people live longer, they may experience more eye injuries and age-related eye conditions, such as cataracts, cornea diseases, glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, or vitreoretinal problems like retinal detachment or bleeding in the eye.

Eyes and Vision

Understanding uveitis: A vision-threatening but treatable eye disease

Uveitis, a rare inflammatory eye disease, is among the leading causes of blindness in people under 40. UT Southwestern discusses uveitis in this MedBlog.

'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.'

Eyes and Vision

Partial-Thickness Corneal Transplants: A Road to Faster Recovery

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. UT Southwestern explains.