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People suffering from motor neuron diseases, such as ALS, often lose their ability to speak. Being unable to communicate can be frustrating and alienating. To help them, various researchers have searched for ways to help such patients “talk."

As authorities feel their way through biometric scanning, researchers have figure out how to fool one of the toughest security measures out there.

Private equity firm Fenway Partners says it is selling contact lens retailer 1-800 Contacts to health insurer WellPoint Inc.

Without warning, adventure junkie Mike Scholes lost most of his sight. But after participating in a clinical trial, he has regained much of the vision he lost due to a rare condition.

3D displays cause extra eye fatigue, according to a study published by the Journal of Vision today that was funded in part by Samsung's R&D arm.

People reading text messages or browsing the Internet on their smartphones tend to hold the devices closer than they would a book or newspaper, ...

Incorporate these strategies into your everyday routine to maintain your eyes’ health.

A gene in algae may make it possible to cure blindness in humans.

A part of the eye that is essential for vision has been created in the laboratory from animal stem cells, offering hope to the blind and partially sighted.

Atlanta Braves minor league manager Luis Salazar has lost an eye after he was struck in the face by a line drive while watching a spring training game....