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 ...

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 ...

BERLIN — Technological advancements and the development of intraocular lenses (IOLs) have significantly improved the care of patients with cataracts, especially for those who would prefer not to ...

Livionex, recently announced a successful end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA, supporting the advancement of C-KAD, a 2.6% EDTA ophthalmic solution, to a Phase 3 clinical study. In an interview with ...

A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye. Cataracts typically grow slowly, causing decreased vision and also glare at night. While cataracts can affect people of all ages, they primarily affect ...

These include: He points out that the choice to undergo cataract surgery often arises when these visual problems start to seriously impact your everyday life and glasses or contact lenses no longer ...

[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 ...

Cataract (Yarod in Hebrew) is the clouding of the eye's natural lens. Typically, the lens is transparent and assists in focusing light rays onto the retina, which is the part of the eye that ...

Pediatric cataract surgeries are more costly than adult procedures, with significant nonsurgical expenses like anesthesia and ...

Horizon Surgical’s image-guided Polaris system aims to help surgeons perform cataract removal procedures and the replacement with artificial lenses—already one of the most frequent operations ...

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 ...