Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD A cataract is a cloudiness that forms on the eye's natural lens, causing blurry, dull vision, increased light sensitivity, and poor night vision. Cataract ...

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 ...

Which part of the eye does cataract affect? There are three predominant forms of cataract depending on their anatomical location in the eye lens: cortical, nuclear and posterior sub-capsular (PSC). As ...

cataract or posterior capsule opacity. It is time to stop putting vitreous floaters in our charts as a diagnosis and replace it with the appropriate diagnosis: vitreous opacities. Then we can deal ...

The cystotome was used to puncture the anterior lens capsule ... positioned posterior chamber IOL. The MSICS procedure is a valuable technique, particularly for dense brunescent cataracts.

It also allowed posterior chamber lens implantation ... correct corneal astigmatism during cataract surgery. Zonular-supporting devices Introduction of capsular tension ring and other zonular ...

Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2014;54(4):85-96. With increased risk of vitreous loss, the surgeon can be prepared with an anterior vitrector available on site. In a large center, the availability of a ...