During most eye infections or injuries, neutrophils, immune cells found in the blood, are usually the first line of defense.

Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns may be lengthening fungal allergy season, which starts 3 weeks earlier than it did two decades ago.

Taking medication for an allergic reaction? You might face severely itchy skin as a side effect of Zyrtec or Xyzal, according ...

Rotenberg, who’s 31, was surprised when her eye doctor told her what was going on: She had dry eye disease. “I’d never really heard of dry eyes,” she says. Flash forward a year, and her days are ...

Red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome, was first reported in 2009 and is still relatively rare but is on the rise.

Conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eye, is a contagious infection causing redness, itching, and discharge. Viral, bacterial, allergic reactions, or irritants can trigger it. Prevention involves ...

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.

There are four main types of conjunctivitis, more commonly known as pink eye. They are viral, allergic, bacterial, and ...

Other common eye infections Some other eye infections are extremely contagious and can spread quickly during the monsoon season, especially among children in crowded or unhygienic settings.

Optometrists have issued a warning to everyone who wears contact lenses as the summer holidays approach.