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.

This outpatient procedure is a safe and effective way to improve your vision—and many patients say it’s life-changing.

Study on cataract surgeries in Tamil Nadu reveals gender disparities in treatment, outcomes, and costs at Aravind Eye ...

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. Under Circular No. 2025-001 ...

Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide, and the choice of intraocular lenses (IOLs) plays a crucial role in the visual outcomes for patients.

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.

A panelist discusses how various factors influence IOL selection for cataract surgery patients, including patient lifestyle ...

The surgical procedure for removing a cataract in a baby or young child is done with the child under general anesthesia. Because their eyes are so much smaller than an adult's eyes, the surgery ...

so surgery was restricted to so-called ripe lenses: cataracts so hardened that they would not break into pieces as they were being removed. This limited the surgery to only the most advanced ...