Eye Disease

By age 65, one in three Americans will have a vision-impairing eye disease. Many sight-robbing conditions can be effectively treated if detected early enough, in many cases limiting or eliminating the damage to eyesight. During the month of May,

Many eye diseases have no early symptoms. They may be painless, and you may see no change in your vision until the disease has become quite advanced.

A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye which leads to a decrease in vision. Cataracts often develop slowly and can affect one or both eyes.

Diseases like cataract and eye cancers can take many years to develop, but each time we're out in the sun without protection we could be adding damage that adds to our risks for these

Some studies suggest that not enough exposure to sunlight in children could affect the growth and development of their vision

Digital screens – computers, smart phone and tablets – dominate our lives. We live in a digital

Find out how the macular degeneration research we fund will have a huge impact for people who are living with the condition.

Find out how the glaucoma research we fund will have a huge impact for people like Maureen who are living with the condition.

Find out how the diabetic retinopathy research we fund will have a huge impact for people who are living with the condition.

Refractive error refers to a range of common conditions, including short-sightedness and long-sightedness, that mean light isn’t focusing correctly when it hits the retina