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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.

Uveal melanoma: Rare eye cancer requires specialized treatment

Uveal melanoma is a rare, complex eye cancer known for spreading to the liver. Explore the team-based expertise needed to diagnose and treat this uncommon eye cancer.

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

Myopia (nearsightedness) can progress, which increases the risk of serious complications. Learn about treatments, and when not to worry about your child’s 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. UT Southwestern explains.

Corneal refractive surgery: LASIK and beyond

LASIK is the most common corneal refractive surgery, but it’s not the only vision correction surgery option. In this MedBlog, explore other procedures that reshape the cornea and learn what to expect during and after surgery.

Is a future without glasses or contacts possible?

Nearly 80 percent of people in the U.S. use some type of vision correction. But UT Southwestern says advances in vision-correction surgery could someday lead to a world without glasses or contacts. Learn more.