In the specialized fields of ophthalmologyand optometry, doctors measure sight by having you focus on a central point while keeping your head still. You’ll also be able to see above and below the ...

A 62-year-old man presented to the New England Eye Center comprehensive ophthalmology clinic for an urgent evaluation of a black shadow in the inferotemporal field of his left eye that started ...

Hemianopia is when you lose sight in half of your visual field. This condition is not a problem with your eyes. It occurs after a stroke or other brain injury. The type of hemianopia you have depends ...

First depiction of glasses in Tommaso da Modena's 1352 painting. Source: Tommaso da Modena Eyeglasses have been around since the 14th century. In the early days, they consisted of two small magnifying ...

Hemianopia is a loss of half a person’s peripheral vision. This means a person loses the right half or left half of vision in each eye. Hemianopia can occur from injury to the brain, such as a stroke.

A Mr. Magoo with thick glasses peering out from behind the wheel might not inspire confidence from his fellow motorists, but a new study shows other types of vision loss might be even more dangerous ...