Mass. Eye and Ear Ophthalmologist Ryan Vasan, MD, offers winter sports enthusiasts valuable information on snow blindness.  What is snow blindness? Snow blindness, or photokeratitis, is essentially ...

Learning how to properly insert and remove soft contact lenses can help prevent long-term damage to your eyes. If you wear contact lenses, inserting and removing ...

After repeated ear infections, when is the right time for ear tubes? Pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Gillian Diercks walks us through what to consider.

Sun sneezing is a phenomenon that happens to about a quarter of our population – but why? Mass. Eye and Ear sinus specialist Dr. Benjamin Bleier explains.

Diabetes can affect the eyes in a number of ways, but diabetic retinopathy is by far the most common and serious complication. Learn more about diabetic eye disease.

Research shows that age-related hearing loss is associated with social isolation — and even cognitive issues. A Mass. Eye and Ear speech-language pathologist offers 5 communication strategies for staying connected.

Normally, tears drain from the eye through tiny pores in the eyelids into tear ducts inside the nose. But if a tear duct gets blocked, it can cause watery eyes, with tears that stream down your face.

Take control of your hearing health with these online tools recommended by Dr. Rebecca Lewis, audiologist at Mass. Eye and Ear.

Does the glare of headlights make you anxious about driving at night? Dr. Kevin Houston, a vision rehabilitation specialist at Mass. Eye and Ear, offers tips for staying safe in the dark.

Excessive noise exposure is a leading cause of hearing loss. The good news is that you can limit your noise exposure with decibel-lowering soft foam ear plugs sold at most drug stores. Anita Mepani, AuD, CCC-A, an audiologist at Mass. Eye and Ear, shows us how to wear them for optimal hearing protection.

In 2016, an international panel of doctors issued a statement that some thyroid tumors were, in fact, not cancerous.