Let’s look specifically at dexamethasone, a common corticosteroid in emergency medicine, and use current research to describe what the drug does and look at select situations in prehospital care ...

Vitamins A, B12, and D and omega-3 supplements may help relieve common dry eye symptoms. Home remedies, such as a warm compress or humidifier, may also help. Speak with a doctor before ...

Eye drops can be a lifesaver if you deal with red, watery, itchy or dry eyes caused by allergies, contact lenses, a dry climate or other eye conditions. To help you find the best over-the-counter ...

Eye color is a complex genetic trait determined by pairings of genes passed on from each parent. Scientists once believed eye color was determined by a single gene, but advances in genetic research ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — A research team has been investigating the question of how we perceive a stable environment despite constant eye movements. The result: rapid and smooth eye movements are based on ...

Dry eye is one of the most common reasons that people visit the eye doctor; in fact, it is estimated that more than 16 million Americans have been diagnosed with dry eye. Dry eye occurs due to a lack ...

Corticosteroid therapy must be tapered because of its interactions with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis. The hypothalamus secretes corticotropin releasing factor, which acts ...

I’ve said this before: I’m no eye-cream evangelist. I’m a firm believer that your regular moisturizer should work just fine for the skin under your eyes as long as it isn’t too heavy and ...

Antimicrobial medications for conjunctivitis are typically given as one drop (or one-half inch of ointment ... of increased dwell time in the eye, but often patients and parents of children ...

Read along with us to learn about the bird’s best sense. The cornea is a transparent covering over the external surface of the avian eye. The lens is located within the eye, and it focuses light ...