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 ...

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 ...

Cataracts are cloudy areas in the lens of the eye. They are common as you age. According to the National Eye Institute, more than half of adults in the United States over the age of 80 have cataracts ...

Vision techniques have become so sophisticated that you can sit in a chair, feel absolutely nothing, and walk out 30 minutes later with 20/20 vision. And, not only that, the knowledge imparted by an ...

The eye's natural crystalline lens can be replaced with an artificial lens—known as an intraocular lens—to restore clarity and lead to a vast improvement in quality of life for patients with cataracts ...

An expert MD reveals clear insights into cataract surgery, spotlighting the breakthroughs in treatment: "We live in a time of ...

Suchandrima Bhowmik has written over 300 articles on various health conditions, medical news, and recent breakthroughs. Her work appears in several publications, including Medical News Today, ...

Researchers in Spain have developed a hand-held device to help patients with cataracts visualize how the world would look depending on the type of artificial lens they get implanted. The device, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Multifocal intraocular lenses and accommodating intraocular lenses can be paired with a normal crystalline lens ...

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 ...

Despite implementation of the Safe Surgical Checklist, a review of current literature and statistics from ASCs and hospitals across the country demonstrate wrong intraocular lens implants continue to ...