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

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.

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 ...

“Cataract surgery used to be one-size-fits-all, but now with the lasers and our specialty lenses, we have many different options to customize for the patient’s preference,” says Trie ...

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 ...

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.

A YAG laser posterior capsulotomy is a procedure performed to treat cloudy vision that may remain after undergoing cataract eye surgery. A cataract is a clouding or opacification of the human lens of ...

Cataract: A clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Phacoemulsification: A modern cataract surgery technique that uses ultrasound waves to break up the cloudy lens for removal.

AIM To assess the projected needs for cataract surgery by lens opacity, visual acuity, and patient concern. METHODS Data were collected as part of the Melbourne Visual Impairment Project, a population ...

Creative cataract patient, Helen Spence, developed a unique thank-you for her surgeon following an eye procedure which means ...