Among children who underwent unilateral cataract removal in infancy, risk of glaucoma-related adverse events continues to increase with longer follow-up and is not associated with primary intraocular ...

Most people have a relative, friend or neighbor who has had to deal with a cataract. Nearly 24.5 million Americans age 40 or older are affected by cataracts, and it’s the leading cause of blindness ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pediatric cataract continues to be a leading cause of childhood blindness. Early detection of pediatric ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Phakic lens implants are useful for the treatment of high degrees of myopia, which are beyond the capabilities ...

Implanting intraocular lenses (IOLs) after cataract surgery in infants is neither beneficial nor detrimental to long-term visual outcomes, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. In this ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Cheryl Henry remembers putting on her first pair of glasses in second grade and getting a whole new view of her family’s Iowa farm. “Mom,” she recalls saying, “did you know you can ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There is new hope for millions of cataract sufferers around the country. A new, FDA-approved lens implant offers near, intermediate and distance focus for patients who undergo ...

Support local journalism. An unlimited digital subscription to floridatoday.com is just $1 for 6 months. Click here and subscribe today. A cataract develops when the natural lens inside the eye ...

Inside the eye, we have a lens, known as the crystalline lens. This is a clear structure when we are born but it continues to produce cells as we grow older. This is part of the normal process of ...

Cataract surgery has changed significantly since the 1950s with the adoption of phacoemulsification. Along with phacoemulsification itself, intraocular lens (IOL) selection has also changed. We now ...

New research uses an improved laboratory model to simulate cataract surgery on human donor eyes. Researchers at the University of East Anglia in collaboration with Hoya Surgical Optics have improved a ...

Cheryl Henry of Omaha this month became the first person in Nebraska to receive a new type of lens implant that improves vision at all distances. Here, Kugler and Henry at a lens implant follow-up ...