More than half of U.S. adults 80 and older either have cataracts or have had surgery to remove them [1]. With cataracts, the ...

Surgically implanting lenses in the eyes of infants born with cataracts might increase the rate of surgical complications, said a Baylor College of Medicine eye specialist who took part in a study ...

The benefits of lens replacement surgery are knowing you won’t develop cataracts in old age, the fact that it can treat strong prescriptions, and can be a permanent solution to a range of vision ...

For those who would like to avoid glasses or contacts, there are several replacement intraocular lens options. And, based on my personal experience (I have had cataract surgery on both eyes), the ...

Modern cataract surgery is a safe, effective procedure, but it wasn't always this way. The earliest record dates back to the fifth century BC.

Patients with varying stages of glaucoma saw no significant difference in outcomes between standard and enhanced monofocal ...

Cataracts—the cloudy lenses that blur vision for many as they age—now have a high-tech solution. Bladeless cataract surgery uses advanced laser technology to make the procedure quicker, safer, and ...

[12] In ancient times, cataracts were treated with a technique called couching, which could only be performed when the lens had become completely opaque, rigid, and heavy to the point that the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has increased its coverage for patients in need of cataract surgery and the insertion of a replacement artificial lens.

Replacement lens - implanting artificial lenses is a recent development, and can be placed in front of the original lens, through a small cut in the cornea, to correct an eye defects. A cataract ...

Learn more about laser eye surgery. During cataract surgery, a surgeon inserts an intraocular lens (IOL). Medicare may not cover all types of IOLs. However, it does pay for monofocal lenses.