Low-income children often don't get exams or glasses to correct poor vision and suffer in school. A program in the Lowcountry ...

As is the case for institutions treating the disease, a majority of the sickle cell patients at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital are African American. The hospital recognized the need ...

Two new compounds may be able to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that cause blindness. The compounds were identified using a virtual screening approach.

Dr. Neda Nikpoor is an ophthalmologist with Jenkins Eye Care. She sits on an advisory board with Project Vision which regularly does screenings in our schools. The Conversation talked with her about ...