Shivani, a 58-year-old banking professional living in Oregon, was experiencing blurred vision. She has been diabetic for many ...

NEW ORLEANS- It's the number one surgery in the world, and now baby boomers are opting for cataract surgery at a much younger age, in their 50s and 60s. The reason? Now they can be free of contacts ...

Dr Ramkishan Janoriya has challenged common myths linking cataracts only to old age and delayed surgery. He says early ...

Posterior capsular opacification, or secondary cataract, is a common complication of cataract surgery. It can get worse without treatment, but a quick laser procedure by an ophthalmologist can cure it ...

Cataract surgery restores a person’s vision to how it was before they developed cataracts. However, in some cases, it can also reduce other types of visual impairment, such as near- or farsightedness.

Currently, the only treatment for cataracts is surgery. However, a doctor may recommend delaying surgery unless symptoms are interfering with your daily life, such as by preventing you from driving. A ...

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Some people who undergo certain types of laser eye surgery develop cataracts earlier in life than they otherwise might have, according to the U.K. National Health Service (NHS). However, many people ...

The topic of the 2024 Cambridge Ophthalmology Symposium was “Evolution and the Eye”. The topic of this paper is to discuss various “evolutionary” pressures that may shape the future of cataract ...