Would you lick someone else’s eyeball? This odd new trend started by school-aged children and teenagers in Japan is also called ‘worming’ or oculolinctus. A teacher in Japan told CBS News that he caught two sixth graders licking each others eyeballs and then after doing his own independent survey, he found that one-third of the...Read More

The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) is a major clinical trial sponsored by the National Eye Institute (NEI) of the US government. The AREDS was designed to learn more about the natural history and risk factors of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataract and to evaluate the effect of antioxidants and zinc on the progression...Read More

The Diabetes Eye-Q Test Answers Thank you for taking a few moments to complete the Eye-Q Test*. We hope that the experience was beneficial to you, and wish you good eye health 1. True Diabetic eye disease includes diabetic retinopathy, which is a leading cause of blindness in adults – cataract, glaucoma, cornea problems, eye...Read More