Department of ophthalmology and visual sciences

Thousands of people, many of them children, suffer eye injuries from fireworks each year in the United States. UAB ophthalmologists at the only eye emergency room in Alabama provide safety tips.

Luxturna uses a non-disease-causing virus to deliver a normal copy of the RPE65 gene to retinal cells, enabling them to make proteins capable of improving and preserving visual function.

The new location offers a wide range of comprehensive and specialty eye services to patients in and around the city of Pelham.

Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation.

One woman’s mysterious illness left her searching for answers, and all it took was having someone listen.

Jessica Martindale’s perfect vision was quickly tested after her infant son inadvertently scratched her cornea. Thankfully, physicians at UAB Callahan Eye Hospital were there to help.

It is easy to remember steps to prevent the body from getting cold, but what can be done to protect the eyes when cold weather hits?