Vision care

If you can’t read a screen without jacking up the brightness level or if night driving leaves you seeing fuzzy halos around traffic lights, you may among the 20 million U.S. adults who develops a cataract—the most common cause of vision loss worldwide. Luckily a simple surgical procedure can have you viewing the world in crisp, bright color again. Here’s what to know about cataract symptoms and removal.

In Kenya, around 1.5 million people—including children—contend with visual impairment or blindness. Sight For Kids, Johnson & Johnson’s global eye-care partnership, is devoted to changing these stats, one vision screening at a time.

Meet Xiao-Yu Song, Global Head of Research & Development for Vision at Johnson & Johnson, who leads a talented team that creates cutting-edge products addressing vision problems through all stages of life.

Low vision isn’t the same as blindness, but navigating daily life with it is still challenging. Learn the facts—plus, the promising treatment innovations that are in the works.

The goal of precision medicine is to develop individualized treatments based on a patient’s genetic profile. Here’s how Johnson & Johnson is harnessing this cutting-edge field of tailor-made medicine.

Learn about one employee’s very personal mission to help restore vision for people who undergo cataract surgery.

The idea of sight loss can be scary—but prompt diagnosis by an eye specialist can, in many cases, help preserve vision. For Healthy Vision Month, let these two patient stories inspire you to take action and schedule your checkup.

Multifocal contacts based on your pupil size. Intraocular lenses that adapt to our digital world. These are just some of the new Johnson & Johnson advances poised to change the future of vision care.

Around the world, more than 1 billion people have impaired vision—but 80% of these cases are preventable with early diagnosis and treatment. Ready to test your eye IQ with our quiz?

Nearsightedness has become an epidemic, but a new three-year partnership among global leaders in myopia research and innovation is poised to help children have a brighter future.