The 79-year-old actress isn't alone as more than half of all Americans age 80 or older either have cataracts or have had ...

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD A cataract (cloudy eye lens) blocks light from reaching the retina, which helps ...

“Cataracts is like birthdays. Everybody gets it if you live long enough,” Ogoke says, adding that she tends to see people in ...

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 ...

21. I recently had cataract operations (both eyes) at a private clinic. I was told there were different lenses available, including a lens that OHIP would pay for. I had astigmatism which the OHIP ...

Photojournalist Stephen Shames had been told for several years that he would eventually need to have cataract surgery. But as he was having more difficulty reading, driving and focusing his ...

Cataracts are a clouding of the lens inside your eye — a lens that is typically clear when we are born. "This results in trouble focusing light and seeing clearly," says Dr. Purnima Patel ...

Excessive exposure to UV rays can increase the risk of cataracts by damaging the lens protein in the eye. Here’s how you can protect your eyes and prevent cataracts. UV rays, which the sun emits ...

It’s a common condition in older adults. With a cataract, your lens becomes cloudy. Your vision gets hazy, and it feels like you’re looking though a smudged window. There’s no way to prevent ...