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Yes, sudden blindness can occur in one or both eyes. It’s a medical emergency and you should seek help as soon as possible.

A cataract surgeon undergoes many years of training, first gaining a medical degree and then specializing in the field of vision. The short answer to, how many years of school does it take to be a cataract surgeon?

Eyelid pain can range from being mildly annoying to debilitating. There are many reasons for it, some of which are common and others that are far rarer.

Skin tags are very common. They’re soft, benign growths that form on a thin “stalk” of skin. They’re extremely vascular and can appear on any part of the body—including the neck, groin, armpits, beneath the breasts, and on the eyelids. 

The eye is a complex structure containing many elements that work together to give us vision. We can break this down into four main areas: the parts outside the eyeball, the eye surface, the front of the eye, and the back.

By far the most common type of cataracts are the ones that form as we get older. Termed, age-related cataracts, these fall into three distinct categories.