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 ...

The Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has increased its coverage for patients in need of cataract surgery and the insertion ...

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 ...

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 ...

The development of cataracts is primarily associated with aging and oxidative stress, which can lead to the clouding of the lens in the eye. Recent research has focused on understanding the ...

Luo, Y.N., Lu, J., Liang, G.H. and Ma, W.H. (2025) Long-Term Opacity of Intraocular Lens after Cataract Surgery in 1 Case. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 13, 206-214. doi: ...

[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 ...

Cataracts are a common eye condition characterized by the clouding of the lens, leading to impaired vision. Accurate assessment of cataracts is crucial for determining the appropriate surgical ...

Three main types of lens opacity in age-related cataract are known: nuclear, cortical and posterior subcapsular cataract. Nuclear cataract is more commonly found in the elderly population and ...

TRICARE covers cataract surgery and related supplies and services. More specifically, TRICARE covers the standard intraocular lens (IOL), a fixed lens designed to target vision at a single focal ...