Amid the current syphilis “epidemic” in the U.S., doctors are seeing more patients with unusual vision and eye symptoms due to the sexually transmitted infection. A January 2024 CDC report stated that ...

A “cluster” of eye syphilis cases have been found in Michigan, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This week, the agency reported five cases of eye — or “ocular” — syphilis ...

Here’s a gripping conversation starter to bring up over your family’s Thanksgiving feast this year: Health officials in Michigan have identified an alarming cluster of syphilis infections in women’s ...

One woman’s eyesight was so blurry she feared she was going blind. Another reported double vision that lasted for weeks. Yet another complained of floaters. In all, five women who lived in different ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that can cause lesions, rashes, and fevers. Michigan health officials reported a cluster of syphilis infections in the eye. Ocular syphilis is typically ...

A strange cluster of eye syphilis, or ocular syphilis, has popped up in Michigan. The cluster includes five women, who all got the disease from one male sex partner. Based on the rapid onset of the ...

A cluster of ocular presentation of syphilis has experts questioning whether this rare finding suggests the bacterium has mutated, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

One woman’s eyesight was so blurry she feared she was going blind. Another reported double vision that lasted for weeks. Yet another complained of floaters. In all, five women who lived in different ...

As syphilis cases surge in the U.S., few people know the sexually transmitted disease can endanger vision, doctors say. One woman’s eyesight was so blurry she feared she was going blind. Another ...