This operation removes the cloudy lens and replaces it with an artificial lens implant. This makes sight clear again and ...

Patients with age-related macular degeneration may have “transient” adverse macular changes after cataract surgery, but these ...

Cataract surgery is linked with lower falls and reductions in fall-related traumatic injuries in older adults, a new study finds. Authors of the report, published Tuesday in the Journal of the ...

As part of Ophthalmology Times ’ 50th anniversary, this timeline highlights key technological advances in ophthalmology, beginning with breakthroughs in the 1970s that paved the way for decades of ...

Cataract surgery has dominated conversation amongst ophthalmologists for many a year. Surgical training in ophthalmology has shifted so much that procedures that were once commonplace such as the ...

Here are 14 findings — clinical and non-clinical — from two AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement 2010 studies on cataract extraction with lens insertion. Seventy-eight organizations participated in ...

A cataract (cloudy eye lens) blocks light from reaching the retina, which helps the brain process sight. Cataracts develop over time, gradually leading to blurry, hazy vision and affecting daily ...

The study looked at the potential benefits of cataract surgery in patients with a prior diagnosis of optic neuropathy. Patients with and without optic neuropathies showed significant improvement in ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. It also marks part one of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prospect of cataract surgery is a frightening one for many patients, but open lines of communication and ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...